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Assertion: Students are wired in and tuned out

Assertion: Students are wired in and tuned out

TL;DR Summary Viral photo on social media purports to show that today’s youth are so “wired” they just sit and use their smart phones in a famous art museum. Viewers almost universally adopted that explanation. In reality, the students were likely using the Museum’s provided multimedia app to learn about the artwork. Indeed, a news reporter eventually contacted the students’ teacher and confirmed this. Read on to learn what the photographer who took this photo had to say …