Is a Smart Phone Necessary for College?

uskoolfish
Wed, 08 Jul 2015 17:58:20 +0000

When my D’s left for college, I immediately realized that if I wanted to reach them and get a prompt response, I needed to text, snap chat or use Facebook. Anything I would email stood a chance of not being opened for days (if ever.) At first I thought it was just them, but then I came to realize that email is practically obsolete and barely used by many college students for their daily interactions. Here’s a link from a NY Times essay on the subject:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/technology-and-the-college-generation.html?_r=0

I have made D’s promise that they check email at least once per day, but not sure if that is followed. Older D in working world does, but not sure of D attending NYU.