Being older I like to think that internet and phones are not taking over our lives as much as the teens, but we are also guilty. We went for sleepover also at a place with only gas, could not charge our phones and I was almost in a panic state and then I realized that sometimes we just have to put it down and talk to the ones around us and enjoy our surrounding...... but then I am happy when we are home and I can charge the phone - guess I am also scared of missing very important messages from my friends, which never happens. We are hooked, that is our new normal now.
That is exactly right. It is the new normal. B in a way I think it is easier for the generation who have never not known then because it isn't that big a deal whereas we always think we are doing something wrong by being a bit addicted!
That is very true - when I started online teaching I thought it was the weirdest thing and asked the kids is it not strange that you type if you don't feel like talking or this whole thing of not having a teacher in front of them. they all said it is no problem they are use to doing things that way - now 6 years later I cannot imagine myself in front of a class - love the internet at my fingertips the whole time.
It is great when you can slide into something easily. A lot of people fought it and it's a losing battle. Change happens!!