As the school year is back in a full swing, the usual talking in class issue seems to have taken a full 180. Over a span of the last five years class participation and engagement has been tumbling down. Some teachers blame the pandemic while others blame cell phones and social media, as they struggle to cling on to their student’s attention spans. Could this be the new normal? Is NASH on its way to becoming a dead zone? Let’s take a look at what NASH students have to say about their own academic involvement.