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Plugged in, zoned out

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As teens' reliance on technology soars, parents and teachers scramble to limit usage.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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Rick Robb, a 12th-grade English teacher at River Hill, has noted the changes in students in his Advanced Placement and gifted-and-talented classes. "I have some of the brightest in the country," he said, but they don't have the same ability to analyze literature. What they lack, he said, "is the patience for delving into the multilevels of the text. "But Robb isn't sure technology is the culprit. He believes this new generation is more interested in "the product than the process" of education. They are driven to get good grades and high SAT scores, he said, but are not as interested in the process of learning.

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#2 by Starla posted ago

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"Everything is visual with them. You have to be a monkey in front of the classroom these days."

That was always the case.

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