01/25/2010
A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids ages 8 to 18 spend 7 1/2 hours each day using entertainment media. Added up, thats more than 53 hours a week, essentially dominating every hour between school and sleep.
■Class discussion: How wired are you? If you had to give up a portion of your connected life, what would be the easiest for you to live without for a week: The Internet? Texting? Television?