Smartphones, tablets and smart watches are banned(禁止) at school for all children under 15 in France. Under the ban students are not able to use their phones at all during school hours, including meal breaks.

    "I think it's a good thing. School is not about being on your phone," Paris mum Marie Caroline Madeleine told AFP. "It's hard with kids. You can't control what they see and that's one of the things that worries me as a parent."

    There is no law like this in Australia, but some Australian schools have banned phones.

    McKinnon Secondary School in Victoria introduced a total ban in February and Principal Pitsa Binnion said this has been a success.

    McKinnon students still have a Chromebook to use in every class for day­to­day learning but they're not allowed to use social media (媒体). Ms Binnion said at first "teachers cheered and students moaned (抱怨)," but now they're seeing the positives (优势). "They come to school and they're not allowed to use phones at all during the school day, including lunch breaks," she said.

    "It's been wonderful in terms of students communicating with each other at lunchtime and not looking at their screen," she said.

    Ms Binnion also leads by example and doesn't use her mobile phone in school. "I think anyone can do it if we've done it."

    Not everyone agrees with the bans. Western Sydney University technology researcher Dr. Joanne Orlando wrote in online magazine The Conversation earlier this year that Australia should not ban phones in schools because it's important to educate kids to live in the age they are raised in.

    "A good education for students today is knowing how to use technology to learn, communicate and work with ideas," she wrote. "Banning students from using smartphones is a 1950s response to a 2018 state­of­play."

    Keeping kids busy with various activities provides them with a well­rounded social life. Growing up, I knew many teenagers who were actively involved in both sports and student government. Those teenagers all ended up going to college and graduating. This may not be the situation in all cases, but from what I have noticed, teens who stay active and do good in the community are typically the ones who deal with anxiety and depression (抑郁) better.

    A 2015 study published by professor of biology Theodore Garland concluded, "If kids exercise regularly through the school years, they may be more likely to exercise as adults, which could have far­reaching positive effects on human health and well­being. Our results suggest that any positive effects of early­life exercise on adult exercise tendencies will require reinforcement (强化) and maintenance if they are to be long­lasting." This study found that along with physical activity, having a spirit of adventure would also help improve children's physical and mental health.

    Some parents disagree. They feel that pushing a child to stay active and involved causes unnecessary stress and can have the opposite effect, making him/her hate being involved or being active. Parents also fear their children will experience failure, which they believe could lead to low self­confidence.

    The key to helping the youth stay motivated is not pressuring them too hard. People who have strict parents typically rebel (反抗) or feel they will never be good enough. Keep in mind that encouraging the youth to be competitive isn't the best thing. Some of the unhappiest people I have met are competitive. Positive reinforcement is the best way to keep people motivated.

    An active and involved youth will show personal qualities that will become useful in the future. Some of these include leadership, teamwork, a healthy lifestyle, educational benefits, respect and trust, which will lead to success in the future.

    When Emma and her family go out to dinner, they always go to their favourite restaurant. It is an Italian restaurant, and they 1 go there once a week. Emma always chooses ravioli (意大利馄饨), and her little brother Josh always 2 spaghetti (意大利面) with meatballs. Their 3 like to try different things.

One week when they were getting ready to go out to dinner, Emma's father 4 they try the new restaurant in town. Emma and Josh both looked 5. The new restaurant was Lebanese (黎巴嫩的). All Emma and Josh 6 about Lebanese food was that it was mainly chickpeas and grape leaves.

    "You might actually end up 7 it if you give it a try," said their mum.

Their dad added, "Let's try it once, and if you don't like it, we will 8 to our tried and tested restaurant next week."

    When they arrived at the 9 restaurant, a host led them to a 10 and a server came over shortly. The server 11 them what some of his favourite meals were. Emma and Josh were 12to learn that the restaurant served something similar to ravioli, 13 it served a meatball dish. Emma asked for manti and dumplings. Josh 14 kibbeh and meatballs.

    After Emma and Josh took the first bites of their 15, they stopped for a while before 16 anything. Emma was thinking that the manti tasted different than ravioli, but she didn't think it was 17. Josh was thinking he kind of liked the kibbeh.

    They each took a few more bites, and then they both said, "You were 18, Mum. This food is pretty tasty." When they 19 the meal, Emma and Josh said, "We think we have another 20 restaurant."

    For thousands of years, skilled carpenters (木工) have created furniture from wood. However, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created robots can create custom­made (定做的) wooden furniture. They say the robots will not take the place of human carpenters, instead allow them to do more important (task) such as design. It is hoped that the robots will also greatly ensure (safe).

    "Every year thousands of carpenters injure their hands and fingers when (do) dangerous work such as sawing，" the team said.

    The MIT team used technology to create what they call the AutoSaw. AutoSaw could let people customise different items that can then be made the help of the robots. The robots will cut the wood (correct), adding the holes needed to fit it together. Compared to traditional machines (use) by carpenters, AutoSaw is much (cheap).

Researcher Adriana Schulz said:"Our goal is (let) users make what best fits their needs." She believes it will help people to create better­designed furniture.