Liz Prather: How writing can free students from isolation

Author and Teacher Liz Prather shares key insights from her coming book "Writing for Connection," explaining how addiction to smartphones and social media has dangerously isolated students. She explains a path forward: make writing central in schools to forge new connections among students. Writing can give us self-confidence and the ability to make sense of the crazy world in which we live. As a long-time educator and writer, Liz says writing can help all of us to put down our phones and put us back in touch with one another. It's a profound message for educators and anyone who spends their day looking at screens.