8. “The uneasy and sometimes
all-consuming feeling that you’re
missing out – that your peers are
doing, in the know about, or in
possession of something better
than you. FOMO may be a social
angst that has always existed,
but it’s going into overdrive
thanks to real-time digital updates
and to our constant companion,
the smart phone.”
14. Is all of this new, or is
it “an age old problem
exacerbated by
technology”?
flikr’s co-founder, Caterina Fake
15. It is impossible to think
about squeezing
anything else into our
days, our lives, our
teaching and learning.
16. 13-17 18-33 34-46 47-66
I often think I can squeeze more than
is really possible into my day 61% 71% 65% 61%
I often spread myself too thin, for fear
of missing out 49% 56% 43% 33%
It seems like every minute of my day
is scheduled or planned out 54% 64% 49% 32%
I often only get to skim the surface of
new interests, never having ample
time or energy to truly delve into the
given topic or endeavor
60% 72% 57% 53%
I am overwhelmed by the amount of
information I need to digest to stay
up to speed
55% 62% 49% 44%
55. “today’s student does not
think they have to remember
anything you tell them, all
they think they have to
remember is how to access
that information through
their smartphones should
they ever need it for
anything other than to
complete the task at hand.”
57. “If men learn this, it will
implant forgetfulness in their
souls; they will cease to
exercise memory because
they rely on that which is
written, calling things to
remembrance no longer from
within themselves, but by
means of external marks.”
(Plato, Phaedrus 275a-b)
59. “Perpetual reading of novels
inevitable operates to exclude
thought, and in the youthful
mind to stint the opening
mental faculties, by favoring
unequal development. No one
can have time for reflection,
who reads at this rapid rate.”
