Professors tend to wonder what they can do about this issue. They strive to keep their students engaged as far as learning goes in the classroom. There is not much a professor can do regarding screens, unless they forbid them altogether. Realistically, college students are dependent on their laptops for notes also. It would not make sense for professors to get rid of them all together, students will feel like their treated like children, when in fact they are making their way to adulthood. Something professors can do is take a bit of time to teach about time management. “We should be teaching our students metacognitive strategies that focus on when it is appropriate to take a break and when it is important to focus without distractions” (Rosen,
