Best-seller to serve as basis for discussion about an 'Anxious Generation' Sunday

Locked in: a screenings generation

I will be the first to admit that I am addicted to my phone. I am not proud to admit that I am addicted to my phone, but ultimately, I am a product of the 21st century environment. A teacher once asked my class, “Do students stay on their phones during class because they’re afraid they are going to miss something?” His question made me think: Why do students use their phones in class?  As adults, we have the option to be active in class or to be…

Best-seller to serve as basis for discussion about an 'Anxious Generation' Sunday

Jonathan Haidt, author of Have you ever caught yourself as an older adult regaling youngsters with stories of when you were a kid, and how you would spend hours outside playing, finding your own entertainment, and maybe even getting into mischief a time or two?That’s not so likely with kids nowadays, Roula Alkhouri says, and hasn’t been for quite some time since smartphones came on the scene. These high-tech devices, while useful and convenient,…

Have mobile phones turned us into a "Generation of idiots"?

Mobile phones take over our lives, imprison us. That's why they are called cell phones. Andrew Forrest investigates......