A third of students spend less than six hours a week with friends? So 50 minutes or less per day? I can’t even fathom how this is possible. I wasn’t a role model for studiessness but I bet I spent six hours a day with friends my first year.
“Time management” has become the siren call.
There were kids at my son’s school who just never found their place, who were very lonely. Some left because of it.
This is, in fact, my biggest worry for my kid and has factored into my thinking about “fit” pretty dramatically.
It helps if they have a strong interest that they can join a club for, or if they’re on a sports team, or if they like the religious organization at their school.
No doubt! She’s never been much of a “joiner” in things, so some of it has to fall to her choices. But I’m certainly helping her highlight the spaces where it’s possible. For example, she likes having a part-time job, so suggesting she find one on campus with other students.
Americans have always had a difficult relationship with “down time”, but it seems to be getting worse. I notice the difference whenever I see instances of jobs where there’s a constant flow of small tasks, interrupted by enough space to crack a joke and complain about your life. I’m thinking of those small mom and pop coffee shops that only stay open for breakfast and lunch, where the camaraderie among the staff - who appear to be in their tweens - seems very high. Such spaces used to be ubiquitous.
Is it “time management” or is it addiction to social media and electronic devices ?
I’m going to assume that indulging in addictive behavior is an example of poor time management, perhaps in the extreme. Is social media the new pot?
I know that high schools that have banned cell phones notice improved student interactions.
Watch Star Trek Next Generation season 5 eps. 6. “The Game”.
It aired in 1991 and makes more sense today than it did then.
It was about the addictiveness of a seemingly harmless holodec type game that affected the crew’s work. Very predictive.