'I hate my mom's phone and I wish she never had one'

When Louisiana elementary school teacher Jen Beason asked her students to write about an invention they wish had never been invented, she was surprised to find that several of her students admitted they would get rid of smart phones if they could. It's a somewhat unexpected response - after all, we so often hear worried reports about how addicted kids are to technology these days. If you've ever tried to pry an iPad out of a preschooler's sticky hands, you've probably had your own concerns about it. Children aren't the only ones harboring tech obsessions, though. Ms. Beason shared the