I think that the main problem with students staying focused in class, here at Mayo, is the super long classes. Classes here are like an hour and a half and most of us students don't have that kin of attention span. We get bored and distracted too fast and too easily. It's not the teachers, it's the schedule.
Sitting in the same class room for an hour and a half straight is dreadful! Believe me, I know! It's especially dreadful if you're stuck in your least favorite subject. Some teachers tend to be mono toned, which can make a student want to bash their head into a brick wall.
It would be one thing if we were sitting in an extremely long class learning about something fun like shopping or Facebook, but we're not. We can't, it's against the code. So we have to sit in an extremely long class, with the same people, listening to the same teacher and in all seriousness, it gets boring. We have such a hard time focusing because at such young ages, we lack attention spans and it's just tough!
Kids have a really hard time staying focused because the classes are super long. I hate sitting in a class when it drags on forever, and ever. After you here the same lecturing on a subject you do not want to hear it.
Staying focused is hard to do when you are not interested in what is being said. It is super hard for me to pay attention to something boring like star wars! The problem is that teachers need to make school more enjoyable.
I have a hard time staying focused when I am tired, or if my mind is somewhere else. There are many reason why teens can't focus.
Personally, I think that students staying focused has more to do with whether or not they want to stay focused. A good bit of people could be A students, but they choose not to pay attention.
Granted, I do believe that there are people who try to focus, and just can't pay attention for long periods of time. But sometimes it depends, because I can focus, but at the same time, sometimes I just can't.
Like Courtney said, some people just lack attention spans completely. Considering we're teenagers, most of us don't think that this is all that important, so we tend to tune out what is not interesting.
It's easier to pay attention to things you care about, like I'm more focused in English than in Math because it's my favorite subject. But I still perceive focusing as a personal problem that you can control if needed.
Ms. Miller no one has a tough time focusing in your class and its kinda because you yell at us when we're not. But we got no excuse anyways but still...its the end of the day and we're ready to get home. Plus we're in the class for an hour and a half. As soon as it hits the 30 minute mark of a class im ready to go. Plus its hard to really keep listening to a teacher teach the same thing over and over again just to one person who doesnt get it. Let them come to class during tutorial so we can move on. It gets tiresome listening to someone teach someone else for 20 minutes and then move on and then teach the same thing again to them. That is all, Mainly because im not focusing anymore on this...sorry.
I think people have a very hard time paying attention in class if they don't like that class. When i'm in math, it's very hard for me to be able to pay attention because i despise math.
Second, i think some people don't pay attention if they're sleepy. People who do not get anough sleep at night do not care whether they pay attention or not.
Paying attention is a choice thing. if students have an "I DON'T CARE" attitude, they will not pay attention. Some days students care, and some days they don't.
It's really hard to stay focused in class. We try to pay attention but we get bored. Many people don't like to do work. People get really lazy. If class was more fun it might help. When we get bored we get sleepy. When your tired you don't really want to use your brain. Most of the time they just want to go to sleep. We hate doing work sheets and test and even taking a quiz. It gets tiring. It's better when things are hands on. It makes it more fun. Maybe people will stay awake. i guess it will help. Schools just boring at times
There are three big reasons we don't focus in class. The first is that we are in class for so long. An hour and a half is a long time. And the chairs are so uncomfortable you just get distracted.
The second reason is that people have other stuff besides school. If you don't get home to 7 most days, like me, then you are tired in class. Also, if you have plans you are going to think about those and not much else.
The third reason is we get bored, distracted, and disoriented after each class, the breaks help a lot, but they can only do so much.
I think the reason students can't keep focus is because of all the outside influence. Such as the family of the students. They can keep the students from their true potential.
If you don't have parents that care, you won't care either. Or you will act badly in school to gain the attention of others. There are also other bad influences that can affect how the students are focused in school.
A lot of students can not focus on school or do not for personal reasons. Some teachers would think that this is a stupid reason. But they don't know what the students are going through.
People have a hard time focusing in class because classes are long. Lectures can tend to get boring after the same person is talking over an hour. It can also be because we are teenagers and the last thing we want to hear would be people teaching.
Because you do have those teachers who can go on and on and they tend to get off topics with the subject then 30 minutes later they want to get back on it. ( You know what I'm talking about.)
Teacher should try not to lecture the whole class period and try to involve the students. Get them to move around and interact with each other.No one wants to sit on their butts for 90 minutes listening to a Teacher. I mean sorry, that just how the story goes.
I think that it is so many reason why kids can stay focused! For one sometimes we get sleepy because either the teacher is not interesting or either we just did not get enough sleep that night. Teachers can really be boring and sometimes talk WAY to much! I think a teacher should atleast attempt to try to have some kind of "fun" in their voice because we come in the class and have to listen to the same voice for an hour and 30 minutes. Another reason is because some kids just don't want to listen which is not a good thing all the time. We (in my opinion) get bored quickly at this age and don't just want to sit in one spot and ot be active for that hour or however long it is. I myself get aggravated after a while just being in one spot so at times I might stop listening for a little while because i'm just not interested. I also know that if you don't get or understand something that makes you mad to and so you stop to calm down and then just can't get focued after that little tiny break you have. So yes if teachers cheer up =) and stop sounding so "dead" at times us kids can get on track with things!!
There are so many problems these days without teens even thinking about school. There may be problems at home, in a relationship, with friends, and so many more. There just seem to be so many more things that are at the top of the list that seem more important than school.
If a student is having a hard time at home, it's going to affect how they perform at school or in what ever they do. It's a hard thing sometimes to find out what is really going on in someone's private life if they don't tell you.
When students aren't socially accepted, they might have to go through some things in order to feel like they are accepted. It's a hard thing to feel like you're not accepted because your self-esteem is really low. That might also affect how you perform in school because people might tease you for being really smart, so you feel like you have to do bad in school in order to be "cool".
It's a hard thing to be focused now-a-days because there are so many things that get in the way.
Focused I really think students are not focused in class because of simple reasons. Many teachers may not understand that they are causing these problems. And many wonder why but it are them not students trust me it’s the teachers and how they teach. Many teachers teach slow and boring with no paste and it’s hard for students to learn if the teacher isn’t interesting. Teachers should have hands on activities where everyone can get a better understanding of the work. Also people can’t stay focused when others are distracting them. You also can’t focus when you are distracted so it’s the teachers and also students and more. This is why students are distracted in class and cannot focus. It’s always reasons that make you distracted. But it’s not too many on class that will not keep you focused. Those are the two that makes people unfocused and why.
I think kids have a hard time focusing in class because most teachers are boring. Most people have short attention spans, and this does not help when you are trying to listen to a teacher. When a student is listening to a teacher for a hour or more in really gets boring. Like in my math class, after a while I just zone out. But this is not the right way to do things.
Your always going to find your self thinking about something else that does not have anything to with what the teacher is saying or what you are doing. And that is not good.
But what I am saying is that kids do not like to listen to boring people.
I think kids have a hard time focusing in class because teachers are boring.When a student is listening to a teacher for awhile it gets boring.Sometimes we get sleepy because sometimes the teacher is not interesting or we are tired. Teachers can really be boring and sometimes talk unnecssary!I think a teachers should try to have some fun activity and a voice each day. Teachers should have hands on activities where everyone can get a better understanding of the work also.
I think that the main problem with students staying focused in class is because their minds be some whee else.And classes here are like an hour and a half and we can't stay awake that long especially when the class is boring. We get bored and distracted too fast and too easily. People have a hard time focusing in class because classes are long. Talking to much can tend to get boring after the same person is talking over an hour. It can also be because we are teenagers and the last thing we want to hear would be people teaching.
I don't know the reason for other people not being able to concentrate or stay focused in class, but mines is simply because I have a very short attention span. It may look as if I am paying attention, but after a while I'm really not.I get bored quick and the littlest thing could throw me off.
Another reason I don't stay focused may be the teachers method of teaching. If it is the same thing everyday, students could easily get bored and sleepy. Maybe the teacher should try something to keep the students involved or interested in the class.
There are many reasons students have such a hard time staying focused in class. They could have something going on that causes them to be distracted. You never know what people are going through.
Students have a difficult time paying attention in class because anything we do is boring. The things that we do in school are boring so they make us bored so we have learned to make entertainment so that we won't be bored. If everything in school was interesting and fun then the students would focus.
I know that when I have a heard time focusing, I find something to do such as draw or write. Then when I realize that I have heard what the teacher said and that I understand it, I put the drawings up and I pay attention again. It is simple.
I have been getting better at focusing and listening but some times it is still hard. The teachers do not stay focused either. They will talk about one subject for a while but then they start talking something totally random such as Star Wars. That makes the students even more distracted.
I think kids have trouble staying focused during school because class is boring. School is boring because the curriculum is uneventful and does not interest us. Now if the curriculum changed and it included things that were interesting and contained things that we would use in life then maybe students wouldn't fall asleep during class. These are some ideas that should happen in school to mae it more interesting.
There are many reasons why students have a difficult time staying focused in class.
Number one is that we don't want to be there. Number two is that the work is hard and boring. Number three sometimes you may have a boring teacher or a teacher you don't like.Number five you are texting, or thinking about what you are going to do when you get home.
This is why i think students have a hard time staying focused in school.
I think that the main problem with students staying focused in class, here at Mayo, is the super long classes. Classes here are like an hour and a half and most of us students don't have that kin of attention span. We get bored and distracted too fast and too easily. It's not the teachers, it's the schedule.
ReplyDeleteSitting in the same class room for an hour and a half straight is dreadful! Believe me, I know! It's especially dreadful if you're stuck in your least favorite subject. Some teachers tend to be mono toned, which can make a student want to bash their head into a brick wall.
It would be one thing if we were sitting in an extremely long class learning about something fun like shopping or Facebook, but we're not. We can't, it's against the code. So we have to sit in an extremely long class, with the same people, listening to the same teacher and in all seriousness, it gets boring. We have such a hard time focusing because at such young ages, we lack attention spans and it's just tough!
Kids have a really hard time staying focused because the classes are super long. I hate sitting in a class when it drags on forever, and ever. After you here the same lecturing on a subject you do not want to hear it.
ReplyDeleteStaying focused is hard to do when you are not interested in what is being said. It is super hard for me to pay attention to something boring like star wars! The problem is that teachers need to make school more enjoyable.
I have a hard time staying focused when I am tired, or if my mind is somewhere else. There are many reason why teens can't focus.
Personally, I think that students staying focused has more to do with whether or not they want to stay focused. A good bit of people could be A students, but they choose not to pay attention.
ReplyDeleteGranted, I do believe that there are people who try to focus, and just can't pay attention for long periods of time. But sometimes it depends, because I can focus, but at the same time, sometimes I just can't.
Like Courtney said, some people just lack attention spans completely. Considering we're teenagers, most of us don't think that this is all that important, so we tend to tune out what is not interesting.
It's easier to pay attention to things you care about, like I'm more focused in English than in Math because it's my favorite subject. But I still perceive focusing as a personal problem that you can control if needed.
Ms. Miller no one has a tough time focusing in your class and its kinda because you yell at us when we're not. But we got no excuse anyways but still...its the end of the day and we're ready to get home. Plus we're in the class for an hour and a half. As soon as it hits the 30 minute mark of a class im ready to go. Plus its hard to really keep listening to a teacher teach the same thing over and over again just to one person who doesnt get it. Let them come to class during tutorial so we can move on. It gets tiresome listening to someone teach someone else for 20 minutes and then move on and then teach the same thing again to them. That is all, Mainly because im not focusing anymore on this...sorry.
ReplyDeleteI think people have a very hard time paying attention in class if they don't like that class. When i'm in math, it's very hard for me to be able to pay attention because i despise math.
ReplyDeleteSecond, i think some people don't pay attention if they're sleepy. People who do not get anough sleep at night do not care whether they pay attention or not.
Paying attention is a choice thing. if students have an "I DON'T CARE" attitude, they will not pay attention. Some days students care, and some days they don't.
It's really hard to stay focused in class. We try to pay attention but we get bored. Many people don't like to do work. People get really lazy. If class was more fun it might help.
ReplyDeleteWhen we get bored we get sleepy. When your tired you don't really want to use your brain. Most of the time they just want to go to sleep. We hate doing work sheets and test and even taking a quiz. It gets tiring.
It's better when things are hands on. It makes it more fun. Maybe people will stay awake. i guess it will help. Schools just boring at times
There are three big reasons we don't focus in class. The first is that we are in class for so long. An hour and a half is a long time. And the chairs are so uncomfortable you just get distracted.
ReplyDeleteThe second reason is that people have other stuff besides school. If you don't get home to 7 most days, like me, then you are tired in class. Also, if you have plans you are going to think about those and not much else.
The third reason is we get bored, distracted, and disoriented after each class, the breaks help a lot, but they can only do so much.
I think the reason students can't keep focus is because of all the outside influence. Such as the family of the students. They can keep the students from their true potential.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't have parents that care, you won't care either. Or you will act badly in school to gain the attention of others. There are also other bad influences that can affect how the students are focused in school.
A lot of students can not focus on school or do not for personal reasons. Some teachers would think that this is a stupid reason. But they don't know what the students are going through.
People have a hard time focusing in class because classes are long. Lectures can tend to get boring after the same person is talking over an hour. It can also be because we are teenagers and the last thing we want to hear would be people teaching.
ReplyDeleteBecause you do have those teachers who can go on and on and they tend to get off topics with the subject then 30 minutes later they want to get back on it. ( You know what I'm talking about.)
Teacher should try not to lecture the whole class period and try to involve the students. Get them to move around and interact with each other.No one wants to sit on their butts for 90 minutes listening to a Teacher. I mean sorry, that just how the story goes.
I think that it is so many reason why kids can stay focused! For one sometimes we get sleepy because either the teacher is not interesting or either we just did not get enough sleep that night. Teachers can really be boring and sometimes talk WAY to much! I think a teacher should atleast attempt to try to have some kind of "fun" in their voice because we come in the class and have to listen to the same voice for an hour and 30 minutes. Another reason is because some kids just don't want to listen which is not a good thing all the time. We (in my opinion) get bored quickly at this age and don't just want to sit in one spot and ot be active for that hour or however long it is. I myself get aggravated after a while just being in one spot so at times I might stop listening for a little while because i'm just not interested. I also know that if you don't get or understand something that makes you mad to and so you stop to calm down and then just can't get focued after that little tiny break you have. So yes if teachers cheer up =) and stop sounding so "dead" at times us kids can get on track with things!!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many problems these days without teens even thinking about school. There may be problems at home, in a relationship, with friends, and so many more. There just seem to be so many more things that are at the top of the list that seem more important than school.
ReplyDeleteIf a student is having a hard time at home, it's going to affect how they perform at school or in what ever they do. It's a hard thing sometimes to find out what is really going on in someone's private life if they don't tell you.
When students aren't socially accepted, they might have to go through some things in order to feel like they are accepted. It's a hard thing to feel like you're not accepted because your self-esteem is really low. That might also affect how you perform in school because people might tease you for being really smart, so you feel like you have to do bad in school in order to be "cool".
It's a hard thing to be focused now-a-days because there are so many things that get in the way.
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ReplyDeleteI really think students are not focused in class because of simple reasons. Many teachers may not understand that they are causing these problems. And many wonder why but it are them not students trust me it’s the teachers and how they teach.
Many teachers teach slow and boring with no paste and it’s hard for students to learn if the teacher isn’t interesting. Teachers should have hands on activities where everyone can get a better understanding of the work. Also people can’t stay focused when others are distracting them. You also can’t focus when you are distracted so it’s the teachers and also students and more.
This is why students are distracted in class and cannot focus. It’s always reasons that make you distracted. But it’s not too many on class that will not keep you focused. Those are the two that makes people unfocused and why.
I think kids have a hard time focusing in class because most teachers are boring. Most people have short attention spans, and this does not help when you are trying to listen to a teacher. When a student is listening to a teacher for a hour or more in really gets boring. Like in my math class, after a while I just zone out. But this is not the right way to do things.
ReplyDeleteYour always going to find your self thinking about something else that does not have anything to with what the teacher is saying or what you are doing. And that is not good.
But what I am saying is that kids do not like to listen to boring people.
I think kids have a hard time focusing in class because teachers are boring.When a student is listening to a teacher for awhile it gets boring.Sometimes we get sleepy because sometimes the teacher is not interesting or we are tired. Teachers can really be boring and sometimes talk unnecssary!I think a teachers should try to have some fun activity and a voice each day. Teachers should have hands on activities where everyone can get a better understanding of the work also.
ReplyDeleteI think that the main problem with students staying focused in class is because their minds be some whee else.And classes here are like an hour and a half and we can't stay awake that long especially when the class is boring. We get bored and distracted too fast and too easily.
ReplyDeletePeople have a hard time focusing in class because classes are long. Talking to much can tend to get boring after the same person is talking over an hour. It can also be because we are teenagers and the last thing we want to hear would be people teaching.
I don't know the reason for other people not being able to concentrate or stay focused in class, but mines is simply because I have a very short attention span. It may look as if I am paying attention, but after a while I'm really not.I get bored quick and the littlest thing could throw me off.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason I don't stay focused may be the teachers method of teaching. If it is the same thing everyday, students could easily get bored and sleepy. Maybe the teacher should try something to keep the students involved or interested in the class.
There are many reasons students have such a hard time staying focused in class. They could have something going on that causes them to be distracted. You never know what people are going through.
Students have a difficult time paying attention in class because anything we do is boring. The things that we do in school are boring so they make us bored so we have learned to make entertainment so that we won't be bored. If everything in school was interesting and fun then the students would focus.
ReplyDeleteI know that when I have a heard time focusing, I find something to do such as draw or write. Then when I realize that I have heard what the teacher said and that I understand it, I put the drawings up and I pay attention again. It is simple.
I have been getting better at focusing and listening but some times it is still hard. The teachers do not stay focused either. They will talk about one subject for a while but then they start talking something totally random such as Star Wars. That makes the students even more distracted.
I think kids have trouble staying focused during school because class is boring.
ReplyDeleteSchool is boring because the curriculum is uneventful and does not interest us. Now if the curriculum changed and it included things that were interesting and contained things that we would use in life then maybe students wouldn't fall asleep during class.
These are some ideas that should happen in school to mae it more interesting.
There are many reasons why students have a difficult time staying focused in class.
ReplyDeleteNumber one is that we don't want to be there. Number two is that the work is hard and boring. Number three sometimes you may have a boring teacher or a teacher you don't like.Number five you are texting, or thinking about what you are going to do when you get home.
This is why i think students have a hard time staying focused in school.