I try to get them to realize that they are being disrespectful to themselves more than anyone else and that those who continually draw their attention from learning are also disrespecting them. The student has made a decision to make themselves better through education and when someone texts them about essentially nothing it is saying in broad terms that they don't care about the decision the student has made and feel that the mindless chatter they have is worth more than the students education. By setting this precedent of being on your phone is the perpetual undermining of your own decisions/education and is a… >>>