That was a headline in the Oct. 1 New York Times. The article, by Christina Caron, features a student at the University of Central Florida who started what he called the “Reconnect Movement.” Students agree to put their phones aside for a set period of time. They may take a hike together, or work on art projects, or just sit around and talk.
Students reported feeling uncomfortable at the start of a phone-free period. One student said when she and her peers feel uneasy, they scroll, but now their phones have been collected by a “phone valet,” and they have to “converse.”
The article ended by describing an encounter with a young woman who approached a phone-free group to find out what they were dong. When group members offered to “valet” her phone, she pulled back. “I thought you just didn’t use it–I didn’t know you took it away. I think I’m just going to go.”
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