## Form Small Groups for Discussion - Form a small group of 3-5 people - For each prompt: - Discuss the prompt with your group for five minutes - Choose someone to share your group's thoughts with the rest of the class --- ## Prompt 1: Review the Readings - What stood out to you in the readings? - What did you particularly agree or disagree with? - What remaining questions do you have? --- ## Prompt 2: Smartphones and Mental Health - In what grade did you get your first smartphone? What positive and negative effects did it have on you? - Have you seen friends be positively or negatively affected by smartphones? - ["Between 2011 and 2021, the number of teens and young adults with clinical depression more than doubled."](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/podcasts/transcript-ezra-klein-interviews-jean-twenge.html) Do you think smartphones are responsible for the increase? --- ## Prompt 3: Video Games and Mental Health - Does the man in the second video play "Fate/Grand Order" in a healthy way? He says that "I think it's fine as long as I'm having fun." Do you agree? - Should laws regulate gambling mechanics in games? If so, what rules should the laws enforce? For example: - A minimum age? - A maximum spend? - Would you work for a company that creates games with gambling mechanics?