We once read a book called "Feed" in high school - a ham fisted anti-capitalist book. Wherein citizens are 100% connected to an internet like service that only exists to sell them products. 90% of the class couldnt get it. Even when the teacher sat down and explained the entire plot of the book they still couldnt wrap their head around it.
I think you might be right there. School does suck for them and sucks even more than it did when I was a student, so why would they waste energy paying attention? :deeper-sadness:
I was in college, taking a class I detested but was mandatory when I realized the pain all non-nerd people must have experienced for twelve years