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.