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!) Speak to the students individually to reduce the chance of embarrassing them. Politely make it clear to them that cell phone use is not allowed in class. If the students persist in breaking this rule then you will be forced to begin instituting consequences.