Straits Times: Prolonged use of mobile phones bad for school test scores: Japan study

Saving this article as a potential discussion point for problem identification. May be particularly appropriate for our students from Japan, but there may be a problem-adaptation opportunity for students from another country.

http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/mobile-use-bad-school-test-scores-japan-study-20140826

This would be an opportunity in YCISL workshops to practice:

– empathy

– turning a problem into an opportunity

– agreeing or disagreeing with an adult view

– brainstorming

– prototyping

– developing an elevator pitch (e.g., to encourage youth to use smartphone more smartly)

– using youth as an advantage (smaller age gap)