The Siren Call of Dings A KIMBERLEY TEACHER’S ATTEMPT TO BRING PRESENCE BACK TO KIDS W : Mike Gruggen P : Jeff Pew Ill : Ashley Dodd
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BEING BORED ANYMORE. If there’s ever an awkward pause, there’s always our cell phone. Waiting for someone at a restaurant? Check Instagram. Daydreaming during a work meeting? Scroll through Reddit. At home with nothing to do? Log into the infinite, on-demand choices of Netflix. Our new reality has become tallying how many likes we get, the siren call of dings, notifications and virtual messages, and the constant dopamine hit of being in our own personal spotlight. But, if adults are constantly exploring the frontier of unapologetic consumption of social media, what mark has it left on our kids?