Knowledge Sprinkler
I've noticed that the students in my classes don't seem to be aware of some of the latest data on attention and the brain vis a vis multi-tasking. They cannot guess that there could be anything wrong or harmful with using their phones the way they do. Their only awareness is that grown-ups discourage them from using them. A brief digression about grown-ups discouraging cellphone use. I feel within myself, and I hear from others a harsh judgment of children and their use of phones, social media, and games. I notice this in myself and try to keep it in check. I too am addicted to my phone. I have quit social media. I have an apple newsfeed and safari on my phone, but that's it! And yet I compulsively text, check the "news" and otherwise stare at my phone. It seems a tad shitty to judge kids for doing exactly what I do. It's extra shitty if I judge them for using products that are way more addictive than the ones I'm addicted to. I am grown up. I can recogn...