The more you dwell over your friend's absence the more distracted you'll be from schoolwork. You can counter this by paying attention to your schoolwork: the day will go by faster and you'll get ahead in your classes.
u get too into music, and wont pay attention to schoolwork
they can't pay attetion because it gets boring and they get distracted! if the teacher makes class a bit more fun then they will pay WAY more attention.
fails to pay close attention to detail or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork or other activities has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or activities does not appear to listen when spoken to
Distracted or inattentive.
you having your attention on some one else and not on task
When a person is driving but is not paying full attention to the road
Distracted is like a scattered beam of light, unable to focus on a single point. Attention is like a magnifying glass, concentrating all its energy on a specific area to reveal details.
Absolutely! One has nothing to do with the other. Your ability to pay attention, or become distracted, has no bearing on how smart you are. Many ADHD children are in Talented and Gifted programs. Many are very artistically enhanced as well.
We say "draw your attention," and we tell someone to "pay attention," not "pay your attention."
It's when your attention is somewere else. For example your doing your homework and the tv is on you get distracted by the noise. And you are not paying attention.
Of course, there are. Your job is to get your education--pay attention to schoolwork, stay healthy, obey your parents and do as they ask. Living life and being with other people will help you gather the experience you need as an adult.