My Fidget Spinner Is Helping Break My Smartphone Addiction

As a child of the late '80s and '90s, I can mark my grade school years by a series of fads. First came pogs. Then there were beanie babies. Next up: Tamagotchis and Tech Decks. And it's impossible to forget Pokémon cards.

Somewhere along the way, kids replaced their real-world obsessions with smartphone apps, like Snapchat, Bitmoji and Yik Yak. So in a way, it's nice to see another tangible product take classrooms by storm.