text: A Concerned StudentWith the rise of technology, the attention span of students has decreased to eight seconds. The average attention span of a goldfish is nine seconds. Whatever the benefits of technology may be, raising a generation that is less focused than a goldfish is not justifiable. Students already have difficulties focusing in school and online learning will only provide more opportunities for straying from the topic being taught. Pairing this low concentration rate with distance learning, including the use of online or video conferencing, further worsens the issue. Although it may be said that distance learning provides accessibility or efficiency, these factors compromise the quality of education that students receive. Long distance learning would not benefit students because of the low retention capacity caused by technology as well as the fact that computers and other devices have a high chance of malfunctioning.