They just don't give a damn. I'm one of the few that pays attention to what the teacher is saying and doesn't have my phone out all day. I only even use it between periods. My cell phone provider sent my family a letter of all the data we used in the past month and i saw that mine was the lowest out of the entire family. I guess i'm alone on discipline with modern technology :/.
@Fullmetal Xeno "They just don't give a damn." They should. And if they don't, something is wrong somewhere. I don't mean I expect them to be all about English, but hey, it's important.
I remember being in high school not 8 years ago. Even then the student who paid attention was rare. I remember being one of the only students actually watching Romeo and Juliet during class. I felt very awkward when I couldn't help but laugh at the play, when no one else even seemed to be paying attention. It didn't even get a chuckle... But the MC just called that asshole a mother's titty sucker...