As I have observed my classroom I have noticed many different things relating to distractibilty in students. I have a wide range of students in my classes from seniors in high school all the way down to sixth graders in middle school. When I notice distractibility the first thing to notice is the technology, the students have to use technology as their computers is how they get most of their work done, however this can be a problem as getting distracted on a computer is very easy. I am constantly having to tell them to focus on their schoolwork as they find many games and other things to do on their computers that isn’t the classwork. I also notice that there are many kids that get distracted by noise. Some kids it does not bother at all, they can be in a very loud enviornment and still be very productive and get their work done. Some students, need the class to be almost silent for them to be able to focus as loud noises can be overstimulating for them and they struggle with focusing around them. I also notice this with to much movement going around in the room. Some students struggle to focus while there is movement going on in front of them. Things like another student tossing a pecil to another or people constantly walking back and forth in front of them. They focus on that rather than focusing on the work that they are trying to accomplish. I belive that the general lack of focus shows more in the younger students. The older students tend to be able to sit down and accomplish work for longer periods of time before having to take a break.
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