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Teens: Texting while driving a road hazard – Quad-Cities Times

February 27th, 2010 Contents Generator No comments
The digital culture is so popular among teens that the Fairmount Street Branch of the Davenport Public Library — where Thiemann works after school — had the book “My So-Called Digital Life” featured among its most popular stack Thursday in ...

Teens: Texting while driving a road hazard – Quad-Cities Times

February 27th, 2010 Contents Generator No comments
That’s all it took, just a few seconds to look away at her phone. Then she got a little older and ... McGee, who has been teaching teenagers how to drive for 18 years, knows how addictive cell phones can be. “It’s worse than drunk driving ...

Resolved Question: Why don’t teens understand the value of money?

February 23rd, 2010 Contents Generator No comments
This weekend my teenage daughter (15) asked me can i pay for her passport as she wants to see her older sister in Thailand when she goes out to teach, passport not a problem, but a 15 year old cannot travel alone. Ok 5 Mins later dad i want a iphone, 3 Mins later dad i want digital camera. Now i have explained to her i do not have that kind of money for all of this she thought i was a s*** Dad. As a joke i said let us sell one of your kidneys on ebay, to my surprise, she said if that is what it takes i will. Anybody else got teenagers willing to get rid of body parts for phones etc? I was totally shocked.

Open Question: Why don’t teens understand the value of money

February 23rd, 2010 Contents Generator No comments
This weekend my teenage daughter (15) asked me can i pay for her passport as she wants to see her older sister in Thailand when she goes out to teach, passport not a problem, but a 15 year old cannot travel alone.

Mobile devices said to be the next wave in education – Richmond Times-Dispatch

February 15th, 2010 Contents Generator No comments
HAND HELD DEVICES: TAKE THE SURVEY Teens and technology What teenagers own and use, and their thoughts on cheating: 45 percent of teens owned a cell phone in 2004, compared with 71 percent in 2008; 77 percent of adults owned cell phones in 2008. 74 ...