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

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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,…

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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…

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