SHOCK: COLLEGE STUDENTS WASTE CLASS TIME ON THE INTERNET

(February, 2016) According to a new study, college students are spending one-fifth of their time in class on their cell phones or digital devices when they should be learning. The study, published in the January issue of the Journal of Media Education, was done by the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Researchers say the main culprit is texting. Here is what they found:
– Almost nine out of 10 students reported that texting was their main diversion during class.
– About three-quarters say they emailed or checked the time on their phones.
– 70 percent reported checking social media, such as Facebook.
– Nearly half reported surfing the web, and one in 10 spent class time playing games.
* They would have had more statistics, but the researchers had to leave to play Fortnite.
* Thing is, the guys who did the study did it during their statistics class, and they got an A.
* Nine out of ten students are texting? What happened to the tenth kid? Did he fall asleep?
* Relax. Kids did this 100 years ago, but it was called “daydreaming.”
* Put the classes on the internet so there’s nowhere to escape to.