School Phone Bans Won’t Work Unless Adults Admit This!

About this episode

The episode discusses the underlying issues of student distraction beyond phone usage in schools.

Phone bans are spreading across schools—but are we fixing the problem or just reacting to it? In this episode, Maurie and Jim break down the real issue behind student distraction: the attention economy. They challenge the idea that phones are the root problem and ask a tougher question— did we create this mess? From classroom realities to parent expectations, they explore what actually works, what doesn’t, and why most phone policies fall apart in practice. This one might make you rethink everything.

People in this episode

Host: Maurie Beasley

Guest: Jim

Topics covered

• phone bans
• student distraction
• attention economy
• classroom policies
• parent expectations

Keywords

• phone bans
• student distraction
• attention economy
• classroom policies
• education

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