📚 Education Oct 14, 2026 · Dan Clark

Tech Addiction Was a Problem for My Student — and Myself

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A few years ago, I had a student in my seventh-grade homeroom named Billie who was bright, funny and a talented artist. But over the course of the school year, I noticed Billie became increasingly distracted and sullen whenever they were away from their Chromebook. When they were on the device, their ability to self-regulate and stay focused on the task at hand was nearly nonexistent. Almost as if led by an unseen force, Billie would regularly switch tabs, search for nonschool-related topics, pl

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