Hugh Grant’s Family Guide: Meet the Actor’s 5 Children and Their Mothers
- Hugh Grant spoke at a west London school on April 25 supporting the Close Screens, Open Minds campaign.
- He expressed frustration with his children's private schools over technology use and limited outdoor activity.
- The father of five joined Jonathan Haidt and Sophie Winkleman at the London school event.
- Grant stated, "We give every child a Chromebook," was the final straw.
- He urged parents to speak out and advocated banning classroom laptops and tablets.
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Hugh Grant’s Family Guide: Meet the Actor’s 5 Children and Their Mothers
Hugh Grant credits his family for a lot of his success. During a 2002 appearance on Inside the Actors Studio, the British star credited his late mother, Fynvola MacLean, for “any acting genes that I might have.” The British star got his start in the 1980s and has grown to be a notable name. Amid his acting roles, Hugh also started a family of his own. “It was the nicest thing that’s ever happened to me — he said, sounding clichéd — but it happen…
Hugh Grant’s strong demand to eradicate “screens” in classrooms: “I’m an angry father”
Ninety-eight per cent of British teachers use technology for classroom activities, and in primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom, notebooks and tablets are available for 9 out of 10 students, according to a 2023 report by the British Department of Education. In view of this situation, actor Hugh Grant (London, 64) criticized schools for consenting to screen addiction and allied himself with a campaign aimed at eliminating them from …
Hugh Grant's new fight: banning screens in schools
Vanity Fair highlights the critical role that the popular British actor has taken for excessive use of electronic devices in classrooms, advocating for an educational model that prioritizes social interaction and outdoor play
British Actor Hugh Grant Calls for Ban on Laptops, Tablets in Classrooms, Lambasts Posh Schools for Restricting Outdoor Play | 🎥 LatestLY
Hollywood star Hugh Grant has blasted 'pathetic' schools and called for a ban on laptops and tablets in the classroom. According to The Telegraph, the actor called for a ban on laptops and tablets in the classroom. Grant described himself as 'another angry parent fighting the eternal, exhausting and depressive battle with children who only want to be on a screen'. 🎥 British Actor Hugh Grant Calls for Ban on Laptops, Tablets in Classrooms, Lamba…
Hugh Grant wants to remove laptops and ‘tablets’ from classrooms: “It’s the last thing children need and the last thing parents need”
98% of British teachers use technology for classroom activities, and in primary and secondary schools in the UK, laptops and tablets are available for 9 out of 10 students, according to a 2023 report by the British Department of Education. In view of this situation, actor Hugh Grant (London, 64) has criticized schools for consenting to screen addiction and has allied himself with a campaign aimed at eliminating laptops and tablets from classes.
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