Distracted In Classroom

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Are teens distracted in the classroom with their technology?
A distraction is a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. Most parents despise technology because they think their kids are spending too much of their time worrying about what's going on with social media. Recently there has been many different debates on if technology is a distraction for students in class. There was a survey that was taken to see what's most distracting to teenagers in class. According to the survey about 60% of students would say that texting is what distracted them the most. Technology can be distracting because it can decrease attention span, and be misused, but it can help to make sure students are prepared for after high

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