Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 9 views
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On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.
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I am trying to take back their attention from their BlackBerrys and video games,” he says. “To a degree, I’m using technology to do it
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Last semester, his grade point average was 2.3 after a D-plus in English and an F in Algebra II. He got an A in film critique. “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.