The Petrines of grade 10 C showcased their scintillating views on the theme: ‘Technology and Teenagers – Technology should improve life not become life.’ Good number of experts believe that mobile phones are the main source of declining mental health among adolescents, hampering social development and enabling cyber-bullying. UNESCO, the UN’s education, science and culture agency, said in a recent report (on July 26, 2023) that there was evidence that excessive mobile phone use was linked to reduced educational performance and that high levels of screen time had a negative effect on children’s emotional stability. It said its call for a smartphone ban sent a clear message that digital technology as a whole, including artificial intelligence, should always be subservient to a “human-centred vision” of education, and never supplant face-to-face interaction with teachers.