The worst part about the end of the semester is the realization that we as college students have no attention span anymore. Everywhere I look, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, other college students are complaining that they can't seem to lock in and do their final work of the year. The causes differ greatly, for some people its the internet, where blogging sites and Facebook rule, for others its simply just their phone and the endless amount of Twitter updates that come along with it. Any college student will admit that they are guilty of this feeling, some more than others, but all would agree that it happens. I think if someone asked college students 10-15 years ago how hard it was to complete an assignment most, if not all of them would probably say "not too hard at all." Nowadays it is the first thing out of any current college students mouth that they can't sit down for an hour to study or to type a paper without taking a social media break.
The problem with this is that there isn't a real way to avoid this loss of attention span unless you just get rid of everything altogether, or maybe just leave it wherever you aren't. Students are extremely hesitant to just dump their social networking apps because that is their way of interacting with their friends that maybe they don't see that often or maybe just people that they like to have some sort of conversation on a daily basis. Without a doubt social networking is a great thing and it helps friends stay connected for years and years but when it comes to schoolwork I think it has become one of the biggest hindrances to plague students.
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