The Learning Process and Short Attention Spans

Dr. Albert Mohler has a good word on college students today, their relative distractibility, and the digital age. Commenting on an essay by Courtney E. Martin, Dr. Mohler writes:

Courtney Martin identifies the state of our distracted minds as the primary cause of intellectual neglect. The static and noise of everyday life and the information overload combine to rob the mind of the capacity for attentiveness -- and attentiveness is something Martin rightly believes is necessary to a happy and wholesome life. Of course, the ability to focus the mind is an intellectual skill absolutely necessary for a good education. A distracted mind is not a mind ready for the most demanding intellectual challenges and tasks.