What are teenagers' attitudes towards studying nowadays?

How do you think that teenagers' attitude towards work has changed over the years? Well, it is quite obvious that majority of the teenagers nowadays have become lazier and more reluctant to study. They do not take the initiative to pick up their work and revise when they have nothing to do. They do their work halfheartedly and decide to close up the book even before they have finished doing it. Then, they plunge into video games. However, whenever a test nears, they would then hurriedly pick up their textbooks and do last-minute revision, hoping to get a good grade just through that one hour of revising. As my Japanese teacher once said: Children nowadays do not study unless there are tests. Her statement appears to be quite true. Why have teenagers degraded to such of today's state? Does the problem lie in video games? Parents always say that video games are the cause of why their children are not doing well, and that f they keep playing, they would get addicted very easily and neglect their studies. I, however, disagree with this point. I personally feel that the problem lies in the child himself, instead of the video games. It is because of the child's lack of discipline that is causing them to play video games endlessly, and neglecting their studies. If the child has self-discipline and says stop, after an hour or more of video games and gets back to his work after that, letting the child play is alright. The child should take control over the ame, rather than let the game control him.Most studying children lack this basic skill. That is why their grades are dropping and they are spending more time on the computer playing games. So, parents should stop blaming video games over their child's grades. They should instead, allow the child to exercise self-control. If this fails, Then, should video games be cut down. The child should also be willing to do self-revision. I guess if these measures are taken, the child would not only excel in his studies, but also be able to set some time aside for relaxation. As the saying goes: All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. So, instead of cutting out the child completely free of video games, let him enjoy a little, and see if he can exercise this small little thing called self-discipline.