Digital Distraction

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Remote Learning and Distractions

I’m guessing that we’d all be hard-pressed to remember one teacher from our childhood who never said, “No talking in class!” Educators from K to twelve know that learning requires focus and concentration. When distractions arise, learning is compromised. Remove…
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Cell Phone Proximity and Grades

University of Pennsylvania Psychology professor Angela Duckworth has some great advice for parents that comes from the fruit of her research. Duckworth has been studying self-control in teenagers for several decades, and she has found that cell phones are now…
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