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The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Do Phones Make Students Less Able to Focus? (with Dan Willingham)

The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Do Phones Make Students Less Able to Focus? (with Dan Willingham)

Update: 2025-10-09
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TikTok. Instagram. Constant notifications. Many worry that phones are destroying students’ ability to pay attention and, in turn, their ability to learn in the classroom. Indeed, even many adults say that they have trouble reading books because of the constant stream of distractions their phones provide. But what does the research say? Are students actually […]
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The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Do Phones Make Students Less Able to Focus? (with Dan Willingham)

The Report Card with Nat Malkus: Do Phones Make Students Less Able to Focus? (with Dan Willingham)

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