My response to the New Yorker article, "Can we get kids off smartphones?" by Jessica winter4/23/2024 “The effect of these tools, Haidt writes, was to attach kids to “‘a firehose of social comparison’” that pummelled their self-esteem at a critical moment of cognitive and psychological development.” I agree with this article because although I, like many other people, love my phone, I definitely think my life would be better without it. The article specifically mentioned how social media has changed our perception of the world and increased mental health issues in teens, which is specifically what I agree with. I don’t think that it is possible to get rid of phones as a whole, but I definitely think some things about them could be changed.
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Maeve ParkerThe picture to the left is me with my friend Lucy Paige Ellett ‘ 26 on our last day in Iceland. One of my favorite parts about summer is traveling to cool places. This summer I went to Iceland with our school in June. The entire trip was one of the highlights of my summer because Iceland was like nowhere I’ve been before. I was born in Brisbane, Australia, and by the time I was 4 years old I had lived in four different places around the world. Eventually my family and I found our way to Roanoke, Virginia and we’ve now lived here for almost 11 years. I love Roanoke because one of my favorite activities is hiking, which is perfect because we are surrounded by mountains. Photo by Maeve Parker Archives
April 2024
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