Learning Faster

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In an article titled "No Books please; we're students, written by John Leo, various explanations are offered by several professors around the country that attempt to explain why college students seem to be more disengaged towards their studies. In the article suggestions range from students not being motivated enough to handle the college work load to the idea that students who are now “engulfed by an amusement culture” aren’t being entertained enough by their teachers. The article was written nearly eight years ago but the problem being discussed still exists today and there is a considerable amount of different reasons why college students are uninterested in school. Personally I believe that the reason for this seemingly detrimental behavior among today’s college students is a result of the progression of technology in recent years.
If I were to compare the internet to what it was eight years ago I’m sure I would see that it has gotten bigger, faster, and if anything else smarter. With this being said students are now capable of obtaining reliable information faster then ever before which may very well equate to time they have to spend studying. I can use the University of Nevada Las Vegas Library as an example. If anyone wanted to do research on a specific topic one could simply go to the library and access a program called info tract which allows a person to gain access to any article relating to a specific subject, any subject. By doing this, people no longer have to spend so much time flipping through pages of books looking for the exact information they need in order to make a valid point. Programs like Info-Tract can absolutely eradicate the once only option of walking down hallways trying to find the book, or magazine of their choice. Maybe students aren’t spending less time doing home work maybe they are obtaining the information faster than others used to.
The arrival of new technology has surely transformed ...