Good or bad, everything that occurs within the classroom is done by consent of the educator. If students are not participating, having problems with behavioral management, or simply on their phone, the teacher has silently implied that those experiences are okay. Immediately I hear outrage from the audience. Hold on: each educator is equipped with a “tool box” of academic success for their students. If the classroom environment has become one without control or positive experiences, the teacher may need to throw a wrench in or an extra hammer to get things back into shape. Read up on some extra tools to help learners before taking offense to my permission of disruption above:

http://www.conn-selmer.com/files/9214/6507/5662/Lynne_Jackson_Toolbox_Article.pdf