One of the things I've noticed about the last decade in entertainment is that things are constantly changing. You're in a constant battle with people over their attention spans, and we're always losing.That's because people have phones that deliver news and entertainment, and connections all in their pockets. They scroll on things and lose track of time and even reality.In addition to all that, there's AI, which people use just to get answers without doing any research or learning anything themselves.All of this has overflowed into colleges and universities, where professors are not only having a hard time connecting with kids, but also keeping their attention spans.The Atlantic just did a deep dive on film students and the dire state of the issue.Let's dive in. 'Sex Education' Credit: HBO The Kids Are Not Alright Last year, I taught a few film classes for a community college, and my experience was a great one. But I hardly walked in there and became Mr. Keating from Dead Poets. In fact, I felt more like I was Wallace Shawn from Clueless, who everyone thought was old and a dweeb.But here were some kids who embraced the movies and history and had a good time. And maybe that's all you can ask from them.But it's so different from how it was in my day. Maybe I am old.For decades, film professors considered "watching a movie" to be the ultimate easy assignment. And when I was a student, I thought it was the "best homework...
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