What it means to live in an increasingly interconnected world

2024-01-11 12:01 AM by Tyler Fields

Jeff Gill | Guest Columnist Who was it that first said “consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds?” Well, I’m typing this on a laptop connected to the internet, plus I have a smartphone next to me with a good cell connection. Hold on a sec. Huh. It is from an essay in 1841 entitled …

Online tools, internet use should be limited in schools

2023-12-27 10:36 PM by Tyler Fields

Jeff Gill | Guest Columnist I’m continuing on the question I last started with: Should school age students have access to their phones during school hours? Teachers and principals in general say no. Most school districts and each building has a policy of one sort or another about use of smartphones or internet devices during …