&gt; you do not know what the student is doing on their laptop, nor is it your job to police what they do on their laptop; some students are using their laptop to enhance their learning experience, and some students will have come to rely on that enhancement<p>You&#x27;re a teacher, so I trust you know what&#x27;s best for your class. But I could rephrase &quot;it&#x27;s not your job to police...&quot; as &quot;just don&#x27;t worry about it!&quot;<p>The problem &quot;just don&#x27;t worry about!&quot; doesn&#x27;t address is the feeling of annoyance from perceived-disrepect (whether it&#x27;s justified). The teacher <i>wants</i> to feel attention paid to him&#x2F;her. Solutions that take the form, &quot;ignore your needs!&quot; don&#x27;t last (I think they lead to burnout) because they don&#x27;t address psychology.<p>I don&#x27;t know the solution, but I&#x27;ll hazard: teachers need more methods, better curricula, more support. Teach Like a Champion is the one of the best books on practical teaching, and on human relations I&#x27;ve ever read.<p>Unfortunately, &quot;don&#x27;t worry about it!&quot; is as impractical as &quot;teachers and society must improve!&quot; But like I said, I don&#x27;t know the solution.