Response to Bryn's Summary

Bryn's summary of "Leisure College, USA: The Decline in Student Study Time" By Philip Babcock and Mindy Marks was thorough and complete. Bryn discussed the different studies that Babcock and Marks reviewed, which was critical to the entire article. Bryn included two quotes, both used properly and worked well with the information she provided.

Although I forgot to include my response to the article, Bryn’s response is very similar to mine in that Babcock and Marks neglect the advance of technology and all the distractions included, such as texting, Facebook, instant messaging and surfing the web.

In Leisure College, USA: The Decline in Student Study Time

In Leisure College, USA: The Decline in Student Study Time, Philip Babcock and Mindy Marks explore the reasons as to why the amount of time college students study per week has decreased from 24 hours per week in 1961 to 14 hours in 2003. They explore various possibilities and review studies throughout the article, in hopes to pin point a reason as to why college students' study hours have decreased so significantly. Babcock and Marks explore the relationship between study habits and aspects of students' lives outside of school. They explore whether or not students are working for pay, how many hours a week they work if they are working, the level of education their father achieved and whether or not they are male or female. In addition to exploring those relationships, Babcock and Marks also continue to explore the standards of colleges to evaluate if there may be an existing relationship between lowered college standards and students study habits. “If standards have fallen at colleges, and if the explanation for this change is that colleges are catering to the leisure preferences of their students, this raises the question of why students would demand more leisure and fewer study hours in the first place. After all, time investment in college is supposed to benefit the students themselves.” In conclusion to their study, they find that colleges standards are falling short when it comes to academic time investment, and that is the reason for such a drastic decrease of student’s study habits.