Free Range by Bill Whitehead for August 15, 2024

“Disconnection, please.”

“Talk to the hand”

I was afraid of this. They’re stuck.

Well, school is over for the day!!! They can retrieve their phones at the front office!!!

They’re young. They’ll adapt. The question, will their parents who keep calling them during the school day? (That was one of the complaints a teacher recently made — that parents called their kids all day)

At 3 o’clock.

I was thinking virtual head gear.

hmmm…double edged sword…information in real time cuts both ways…let the screaming begin from both sides…like trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube…perhaps phone safety training and licensing required with background checks?

Ain’t data shame.

Didn’t really accomplish anything, they’re still zombies.

A grand experiment awaits kids this September in a lot of schools. Eight phoneless hours.

Withdrawal from addiction is a slow process.