In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day.

Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class, listen to music and shop online, among countless other examples of how smartphones distract from teaching and learning.

The hold that phones have on adolescents in America today is well-documented, but teachers say parents are often not aware to what extent students use them inside the classroom. And increasingly, educators and experts are speaking with one voice on the question of how to handle it: Ban phones during classes.

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    8 months ago

    Smartphones are not purely entertainment machines. They are super connected, extremely portable computers.

    You could connect a Bluetooth keyboard to a phone and use it to take notes.

    You could ask the class to search the internet for examples or interesting facts.

    There are a lot of ways a teacher can utilize students smartphones in a classroom. Ways that might help students understand technology better in a modern world.

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      8 months ago

      Your comment has nothing to do with the quote I’ve provided. Other than you possibly misunderstanding it.

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        8 months ago

        Heh, you’re right. I misunderstood the meaning of why you posted that quote. Maybe you could add your intentions next time as quotes are often misunderstood and misrepresented. I have a similar issue.

        What you don’t understand you can make mean anything.

        -Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

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          8 months ago

          Maybe reread it?

          Idk dude. Google it.

          Edit: gotta love the angry downvote. 😂