Joanne JacobsFeb 10, 20181 minDon’t blame tech for teen suicidesDon’t blame technology for teen suicides, writes Mike Males in the Washington Monthly. Rates are much higher for rural and small-town...
Joanne JacobsSep 24, 20171 min#Recess2017Banning cellphones during lunch time has forced students to interact face to face, says Rebecca Gogel, principal of Corona del Mar Middle...
Joanne JacobsSep 3, 20172 minToo young for a smartphone?The average child gets his or her first smartphone at age 10, but some parents are pledging to keep their kids smartphone-free till...
Joanne JacobsAug 10, 20172 minSmartphone teens are lonely, unhappyThe “super-connected,” smartphone-addicted teens of “iGen” are lonely and unhappy, writes Jean M. Twenge in The Atlantic. “Rates of teen...