"Let Children Get Bored Again" (Pamela Paul)

What year was this article published in?

• 1999

• 2009

• 2019

• 2050

True or False: Paul believes boredom is a good thing because it's awful and toughens you up

• True

• False

Who wrote the novel, "Where'd you go, Bernadette?"

• Maria Semple

• Judy Blume

• Pamela Paul

• Laurie Halse-Anderson

How did members of the leisure class spend their time pre-21st century?

• Idled in drawing rooms

• Took long walks

• Stared at trees

• All of these are correct

What does Paul mean when she says nowadays kids are left to their own devices?

• They do not get bored anymore

• They spend time on digital devices to combat boredom

• Their parents don't care if they're bored

• They fill their time with outdoor activities

True or False: Paul believes boredom can lead to creativity

• True

• False

According to Paul, which is more important- the boredom or what we do with it?

• The boredom

• What we do with it

The ability to handle boredom is correlated with...

• Sleep

• Exercise

• Focus

• Sadness

According to Paul, how should schools handle boredom?

• Teach children to endure boredom

• Ratchet up the entertainment

• Introduce more technology into the classoom

• Extend recess time

Which quote from the article supports the idea that being bored is a good thing?

• " Rather than teach them to absorb material that is slower, duller and decidedly two-dimensional, like a lot of worthwhile information is, schools cave in to what they say children expect: fun."

• "Working at an import factory after school, I pasted photos of ugly Peruvian sweaters onto sales sheets. My hands became encrusted with glue as the sweaters blurred into a clumpy sameness."

• "Nowadays, subjecting a child to such inactivity is viewed as a dereliction of parental duty."

• "When you reach your breaking point, boredom teaches you to respond constructively, to make something happen for yourself."