Opinion: The Hidden Benefits of Distraction in the Classroom

How to tell when distraction serves as healthy emotional regulation—and when it doesn’t

By Eliya Ahmad & Zi Jia Ng

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Across the United States this year, more and more policies banning student cellphone use in K-12 schools are being enacted at state and district levels. While cellphones are a major source of distraction from learning, let’s not forget that students will be distracted at school with or without cellphones—but that’s not always a bad thing.

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