According to the American Association of Suicidology, rates of suicide among 10 to 14-year-olds has grown 50 percent over the last three decades. Social media has exploded over the past 10 years. It’s a place where communication between anyone is only a few clicks away. According to the cyberbullying hotline, “42 percent of teenagers with …
New York University professor Adam Alter, author of “Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked,” discusses the Waldorf school in San Francisco, which is one of more than 160 across the country that shun the use of technology. Following is a transcript of the video. There’s a school in Silicon Valley that doesn’t allow the use of any tech. It’s called the Waldorf School and it’s fascinating because the school has no computers, no iPads, no iPhones. They try to minimize tech altogether and so people enjoy a lot of time face-to-face, they go outside a lot. What’s interesting about this school is 75% of the students there are the children of Silicon Valley tech execs, which is striking. These are people who, publicly, will expound on the wonders of the products they’re producing and at the same time they decided in all their wisdom that their kids didn’t belong in a school that used that same tech. Join the conversation about this story » ..
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Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
Miami Fraternal Order of Police President Lt. Javier Ortiz has been put on desk duty for allegedly harassing a civilian
