A mother and son came into the store I work in yesterday. They were buying kit for an Adventure Week organized by private school the young man attended. It sounded fantastic; the school owned its own outdoor activities centre in the Brecon Beacons and the boys would spend the week hill walking, canoeing, walking behind waterfalls and much else.
Despite all this a number of boys said they wouldn't go and the reason they gave was that they be allowed to have their phones for a week. Maybe these young teenagers are already running their own businesses but I imagine that their messages are rather more mundane than that, although at that age I'm sure are equally important. Rather sad though, if in the future if there’s no reception or you can’t take your phone, will anybody go there?
Despite all this a number of boys said they wouldn't go and the reason they gave was that they be allowed to have their phones for a week. Maybe these young teenagers are already running their own businesses but I imagine that their messages are rather more mundane than that, although at that age I'm sure are equally important. Rather sad though, if in the future if there’s no reception or you can’t take your phone, will anybody go there?
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