You are sitting at your desk staring at the test you did not study for. You slyly pull out your phone, turn down the brightness and begin to look up the answers. 

Once you turn it in, you view your grade and a 100% pops up on the screen. 

Technological advancements have produced young adults with little-to-no work ethic. 

Not only has this technology harmed us academically but also socially. 

Instead of going out with your friends and catching up, you can text or call them which takes minimal effort. 

This also bleeds into our sources of entertainment. Going to the movies costs more money and takes more time than watching a movie on Netflix. 

Social media is the largest dilemma. Not only do teenagers average over eight hours of screen time per day, but most of the content they consume is negative. 

Spending such an extravagant amount of time on such pessimistic platforms not only harms the youth but can make them less motivated. 

This negativity from the internet has migrated to the classroom. Students would rather be on social media than focused on their work.

Have teachers helped with this problem by taking their phones? 

“Out of sight out of mind” does not apply here because while the internet has not always been around; for all young adults, it has always been a part of their lives.

Not only can we be entertained at any point by just opening our phones, but we have been able to look up anything we need and get results in seconds.

So why would we work hard and put in effort when the world does not require us to?