High schools are struggling to deal with kids whose attention is completely fractured by technology. The New York Times focuses on the problems in one high school.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=1248069313108&playerType=embed
I'm sympathetic to these kids. I compulsively check Twitter and the blog at the expense of reading. But I recognize this is a problem. I'm blocking out more unplugged time in my life; I try to avoid the computer on the weekends. I also set lots of boundaries around my kids' usage of technology.
I wonder if there's a technology-backlash forming. Will we soon see weekend spas that boast no Internet access? Computer-free charter schools?
Apt. 11d 