# Gangsta teachers need 'spect: Discursive positioning of a pedagogic power play

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This essay argues that moralising about accidental phone interruptions reinforces unequal power between lecturers and their audiences.

Blog post · Medium

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Medium (medium.com)](https://medium.com/education-voodoo/gangsta-teachers-need-respect-on-a-pedagogic-power-play-382273cce8a7)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published in: Medium
- Language: English

Topics: teaching, power, lectures, classroom-management.

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