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I have been in many meetings--which I assume are held for a reason important enough for the group to gather--where the leaders of the meeting are obviously working their phones. It's not just annoying. It sends the message that whoever is speaking is not important. If adults set this kind of example, how can we expect students to behave differently? For me, though, there is a bigger issue, that of constantly needing to convey to the world your every move. Daphne Merkin addresses it in the September 2014 issue of Glamour magazine on page 110 (maybe at least female students will read it and take note?). She says, on the topic of putting the phone down, "I understand the temptation to imprint yourself on the blank slate of the universe, to say 'I was here, take note."...but are we all so wedded to the spectatorial gaze--the confirming, approving gaze of others--that we don't feel endorsed in the privacy of our own consciousness?....It's as though we can't decide the quality of our daily experiences without culling the crowd's opinions as to how they rate on an invisible yet influential index." Digital citizenship is certainly an issue. So, it seems, is "terminal insecurity" and self-esteem.
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