"Heading out on an overnight school trip, my daughter spent 90 minutes each way on the bus with her classmates.Before the trip, the school laid out the electronic use policy—students would be allowed to use iPhones and iPads on the drive to and from their retreat but not during their stay.
A few parents questioned the need for devices at all—can’t they talk to each other for 90 minutes?—but the policy stood.
I sent my daughter off with a few books, a journal, and pens.
When she returned, the review was glowing: the place where they stayed was awesome, she loved having roommates (“Maybe we can look at some sleep-away camps this summer?”), the food was yummy, and the classes were fun.
Everything was great—except for the bus ride.
“I was one of only a few kids who didn’t have an iPhone or iPad,” she told me.
I shrugged my shoulders as if to say, “That’s OK.”
But clearly it wasn’t.
“It’s lonely when everyone else is on a device except you,” came her serious reply."
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