Social media use is a problem.
Student motivation is an issue due to the social media used everyday and the amount of time students spend on their phones everyday. This causes many to not care about their education and causes them to begin failing classes.
If you walk into a classroom it seems about 60% of the students are on their phones or viewing other forms of social media the whole time.
Students have no motivation for school.
There are all different kinds of examples it could be something at home or just in general some kids don’t get enough sleep which most of the time is a saying or excuse for kids but sometimes they could be true
We interviewed some students anonymously and asked them for their opinion on how they get motivated or why they aren’t motivated. The following quotes are from students;
Some students are not motivated due to lack of sleep.
“I’m tired, I don’t get enough sleep and I don’t have enough energy to do my work at the start of my day.”
There are unique things that motivate students to do their work.
“ What motivates me is chewing gum or listening to music because it gives me something to focus on instead of hearing the noises around me.”
School is required and most students don’t like going anyway which shows with the attendance dropping in every grade but it can be easily adjusted if people start getting up on time to go to school and try hard for what they deserve.
