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Concentrating is in the eye of the beholder. I couldn't concentrate on something that wasn't constantly changing for more than 5 minutes if my life depended on it. Also, it's about the way you approach you work. I would guess that the probability of the professor suggesting a method of doing the assignments that works for you is pretty low. That's why the first 30-40% of my study/work time is spent mentally giving myself an overview of what needs to be accomplished, figuring the way that I would get to that end (often different from everybody else), and convincing myself that I actually want to do the work. That last part takes an especially long time.
I think keeping in mind that everyone has a different approach is key. I learned some of these things that I do from a friend with a diagnosed learning disablility. I've been suspicious for years that I also have a slight tendency in the same direction, but it never stopped me in my tracks and sent me to the disability office for diagnosis. This kind of stuff is, after all, on a spectrum. If you are still having a hard time with this after a while, you could do some research on different kinds of learning disabilities and (this is the important part) how people learn to work around them. It would at least help to be aware of it.
Fun quotation from my environmental science professor:
"When this class has been over for six months, what are you going to remember? Your education is what's left over."
Best of luck.
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"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
(Michael Jordan)
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