As I ride the subway in the morning, I look around and notice that just about everyone around me is plugged in. Earbuds on, they’re all watching something on an iPad, a phone, or even a laptop. When I arrive at school to teach my English classes, I notice that a large majority of my students have ear buds hanging around their necks with cords connected to the phones in their pockets. To be honest, I used to lament the iron grip that the audiovisual sources like Youtube and