1. One article commented that college students are “frittering away their time at an astonishing rate.” Do you agree this is what the data show? Why or why not?

2. Do you think students have an ethical responsibility to spend more time studying? Why or why not?

3. One study suggested that full-time students in 1961 studied an average of 40 hours per week, compared to 27 hours now. Does this apparent trend concern you? Do you think that, as some experts have claimed, our economic competitiveness would increase if college students studied more?

As you know, college is an expensive proposition. Students, parents, donors, and the government invest millions of dollars every year. Thus there may be an incumbent responsibility on students to ensure they are learning. However, consider the following results from a recent study of time use by more than 3,000 undergraduates: