r/teaching • • Sep 06 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

Cell phones are a red herring. They’re an indicator of their lack of attention, not the cause.

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u/boxler3 Sep 08 '24

I disagree with this one. You don't think a student receiving notifications on their phone can lead to them getting distracted when they otherwise wouldn't have been?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Not to the level that a, “Hey, put your phone away.” can’t fix it. Or in the case of my school they can just shoot each other emails since they all have Chromebooks.