No fun in school allowed

I was recently reading chapter 10 of Amusing Ourselves to Death and was presented with an amazing point: educational television does not cause children to love learning, it teaches them to love television. Although programs such as Sesame Street can be educational, it is teaching kids to love the amusement that television programs bring them instead of gaining a love for learning. While growing up, I found learning to be exciting. I enjoyed getting answers correct in the classroom and understanding the lessons being taught to me and the thrill of learning new information. I was an avid reader and I did above and beyond from what was expected as me as a student because I wanted to. I wanted to learn and I wanted to understand and I wanted to radiate knowledge from my bones. However, as I started to grow up, this love for learning began to fade. I still love a good book and I still do relatively well in school, but I struggle to stay active in my education and push myself to learn everyday. I become complacent when my grades reach all A's and barely try until they start to slip again. I don't find school as fun anymore. I have learned through the internet and television to love the feeling of being entertained. I began to lose entertainment and contentment in the pure element of learning, and I became addicted to the mindless messages of television and the web. Now, I struggle to care about my homework and procrastinate in thousands of different and unproductive ways. Sometimes I have to reflect back on my attitude towards school when I was younger and realize how much I've let technology control me. I find myself struggling to turn the television off and get off the internet and just study. I love the feeling of being productive and learning still, although my addiction to the technology in my life is overbearing and a habit that will be tough to break. This year I have a packed schedule. Three advanced placement courses, marching band, ASB, and Mariners will mean a busy year and many sleepless nights. However, I do believe that if I strengthen my love for learning again and lose my dependency on my laptop, I will be able to make it through the school year. This makes me wonder however, will the internet and television continue to diminish the value of education? Will our children or our grandchildren eventually forget their studies and become more dependent on technology than us? How will we solve this problem before entertainment becomes a stronger value than education?