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One of the biggest distractions students face today is constant connection and feedback through cell phones. They are ubiquitous: even my refugee students who struggle to pay for food at home have cell-phones. One study showed that an "average" student checks their phone 110 times during school each day. No-use policies are effective in helping students reduce the distraction, but this can lead to a less friendly and less trusting environment. Students often see the rules as oppressive rather than enabling and seek to circumvent them. A simple solution to the issue of distracting electronic devices that maintains an atmosphere of trust is a charging station with enough ports for all of the cell phones in a class. Students would be asked to place their phones on the charging rack in their numbered slot. The charging slot will have rules established, like the requirement (and reminder) to turn volume off while charging, or consequences for touching a phone that isn't in your slot. This simple procedure will eliminate literally hundreds of distractions without compromising students' sense of independence and mutual trust.

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One of the biggest distractions students face today is constant connection and feedback through cell phones. They are ubiquitous: even my refugee students who struggle to pay for food at home have cell-phones. One study showed that an "average" student checks their phone 110 times during school each day. No-use policies are effective in helping students reduce the distraction, but this can lead to a less friendly and less trusting environment. Students often see the rules as oppressive rather than enabling and seek to circumvent them. A simple solution to the issue of distracting electronic devices that maintains an atmosphere of trust is a charging station with enough ports for all of the cell phones in a class. Students would be asked to place their phones on the charging rack in their numbered slot. The charging slot will have rules established, like the requirement (and reminder) to turn volume off while charging, or consequences for touching a phone that isn't in your slot. This simple procedure will eliminate literally hundreds of distractions without compromising students' sense of independence and mutual trust.

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