Then Again
It is probably better to have a childhood filled with imagination, scrapes and bruises than one filled with apps and “likes.” I feel lucky that when I was a kid, being “social” meant going outside and finding friends in person, not adding them on Facebook.
So I especially appreciate the “I’m Off Social Media Challenge” that Aspen Middle School is encouraging this week.
This year, students don’t have designated, no-phones-allowed outdoor education sessions to provide their annual social media reprieve.
For some students that is their only annual break. In past years, they’ve expressed to their teachers how different they feel when freed from the social media ecosystem, even if only for a week.