Good round-up on how the science surrounding social media use is really in its infancy and we should not be jumping to sweeping conclusions. scientificamerican.com/article/social…
I'm concerned we'll never put the "smartphones are destroying a generation" genie back in the bottle, thus preventing us from a more nuanced look at smartphones and a broader look at other societal causes of problems of student mental health.
I think there's as much or more evidence for the problems of scarcity and precarity when it comes troubling issues with student mental health. School is now the Hunger Games. How couldn't that have an effect? insidehighered.com/blogs/just-vis…
Even if what students are being exposed to on social media is intensifying mental health issues, we need to consider the conditions and culture that are creating what they're being exposed to. Shutting off the phones doesn't change that.
Smart phones aren't just conduits to Instagram and Twitter, they're also notification devices for new grades or other "reminders." @johnthorntonjr reflects on how a culture of optimization is affecting the young people he works with. vox.com/first-person/2…
