Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do about It

by James M. Lang

Book Overview

Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions--which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems.

Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in class.

But acclaimed educator James...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541699807
• ISBN13: 9781541699809
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"