Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Not disruptive, but not attentive. Cellphones in classrooms. You have students in your classroom who are not behavioral issues or sleepers, but they are not attentive to the lesson. The student would rather play on their cellphone or text friends then get engaged. How would you address this issue without turning the issue into a confrontational conversation? Is it worth addressing this student at the expense of losing the rest of the class? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I actually do have this issue in my classroom. Firstly, it is important to be proactive by establishing a classroom rule or policy in which students are not allowed to use their cell phones during instruction unless permitted and planning engaging lessons. However, this is obviously not guaranteed to be perfectly effective, as there will be students who disobey anyways. I think having students use their cellphones to complete an assignment does help to some extent as well, but not without constant monitoring to ensure students are actually on task. With that being said, I would also implement a couple of other solutions, the first one being to call on students who are disengaged. Secondly, rather than risking losing the rest of the class, I would utilize a positive behavior plan in which students are rewarded for time spent on task instead of on their cellphone.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This is an excellent solution! Every situation with phones is a bit different, so, so many helpful strategies are great! Rated On: October 29, 2021 5:25 pm Rated By: anubeM                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Rated On: November 1, 2021 2:05 am Rated By: Logan Turner