A strong opinion exists among the staff at the high school that smart phones have become a much bigger negative than they are a positive. Tim Elmore, author, speaker, and youth leadership expert, agrees. In fact, he considers the smart phone to be the “killer of productivity,” not just among students, but among adults as well. While I am not an expert, I believe that we have some students that are absolutely addicted to their phones. More specific, they are addicted to “having to know what is going on,” which is provided to them through the texts, snaps, and posts on their smart phone. A common question that I receive is “Why don’t you ban the phones from the building?” That is a lot easier said than done, but certainly not something I can arbitrarily dismiss out of hand. We will have more conversation about this as we look toward future policy. None the less, here is Elmore’s article on the topic.
The Number One Killer of Productivity
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