The Longest Day: Could a class of college students survive without iPods, cellphones, computers and TV from one sunrise to the next?
In this Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine, an American University communications professor tells of her students’ trials in dealing with a 24-hour technology fast. One called the experience “grueling pain.” Another said, “I was in shock. . . . I honestly did not think I could accomplish this task. The 24 hours I spent in what seemed like complete isolation became known as one of the toughest days I have had to endure.”
What do you think of these students’ observations? Could you handle this assignment?