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The Economist is queasy about micromanaging the job of head teachers to such a degree-but schools that still welcome smartphones would be wise to think again.

经济学人不主张学校校长事无巨细地到决定这些事情上-但是那些仍然不反对手机进校的学校倒是有必要再思考思考。

Nor does banishing phones from maths lessons mean depriving children of experience with modern technology.

这是一个倒装句,正常语序:

Banishing phones from maths lessons does not mean depriving children of experience with modern technology.

禁止在数学课上使用手机并不意味着剥夺孩子们学习使用现代技术的权利。

Technophiles like to point to a long history of misplaced scepticism about technology and its impact on eduction.

misplaced scepticism 错误质疑

技术支持派总会提出从长远的历史来看认为现代技术对教育的不良影响是一种未必正确的顾虑的观点。

A favorite example is Palto, who complained about the baleful effects of writing on the ground of that storing facts and arguments on scrolls would erode pupils' ability to remember them.

on the ground of 基于

柏拉图是一个非常好的例子:柏拉图抱怨文字记录带来的坏处,认为将事实和论点写在卷轴上会削弱学生对这些的记忆。

词组及单词

patch up 修补,补上 compelling 吸引人的,引人注目的

head teachers=principal 校长