A lot of students have a short attention span or having a hard time focusing in the class. There are various reasons for this problem but also solutions that can be done.
There are some students who find concentrating and paying attention at school difficult. One of these reasons is if the student did not have enough and proper sleep that make them feel sluggish and drowsy while on class. With this, student will really have a hard time focusing and understanding whatever the teacher was saying. But this problem can be prevented if the students manage their sleeping time properly where they could get enough hours of sleep. They can limit their usage of their phone until a certain time, an hour or two before their sleeping time to help their mind relax and will not have difficulty sleeping.
Subsequently, some students are having a hard time paying attention to class when they do not find the topic entertaining, and they just lack interest at all. This is a quite difficult problem to manage because there are really some topics or classes that people find boring and not fond of that causes them to not interact or even listen. But with some efforts and some mind setting game I think these students can still manage to fight the urge to not pay attention especially if they will think of the possible consequences of not participating to these certain classes to their grades and goals in the future.
In conclusion, it is a fact that many students find concentrating or paying attention at school difficult. However, if they exert more efforts like learning to do proper time management, and setting a goal they can surpass these hindrances and reached their dreams.