Comments on: Texting in class http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/02/texting-in-class/ “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dave http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/02/texting-in-class/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Dave Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:45:57 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-67 I thought the professor sounded silly in the article, then I read the overwhelmingly supportive comments. Group shame through group punishment is unprofessional. Can anyone justify intentionally creating conflict in that way, when there are other solutions available? Is the student actually disrupting class, or did the professor see a student not taking notes and get upset? Different students learn in different ways and at different rates -- a truly professional teacher would recognize this and not take it as personal disrespect if some students don't click perfectly with learning from lectures. If there's an actual disturbance, then address the student respectfully and privately. That is, address the student how you would like them to address you if you felt like there were a problem. Say the table was turned and the professor momentarily stopped in the middle of class to write a note to himself. Say that a student was bothered by this; would it have been appropriate for the student to walk out of the class? And then send an email to everyone who was in the room, and various supervisory people? And discuss something like the race, religion, or physical abilities of the professor? What would happen to that student. Do we still need tenure? I thought the professor sounded silly in the article, then I read the overwhelmingly supportive comments.

Group shame through group punishment is unprofessional. Can anyone justify intentionally creating conflict in that way, when there are other solutions available?

Is the student actually disrupting class, or did the professor see a student not taking notes and get upset? Different students learn in different ways and at different rates — a truly professional teacher would recognize this and not take it as personal disrespect if some students don’t click perfectly with learning from lectures.

If there’s an actual disturbance, then address the student respectfully and privately. That is, address the student how you would like them to address you if you felt like there were a problem.

Say the table was turned and the professor momentarily stopped in the middle of class to write a note to himself. Say that a student was bothered by this; would it have been appropriate for the student to walk out of the class? And then send an email to everyone who was in the room, and various supervisory people? And discuss something like the race, religion, or physical abilities of the professor? What would happen to that student.

Do we still need tenure?

]]> By: James http://edinsanity.com/2008/04/02/texting-in-class/comment-page-1/#comment-66 James Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:04:22 +0000 http://edinsanity.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-66 I've always texted during class. Never been caught, it's pretty hard to catch someone. Especially anyone who can 'pocket text' (text without taking their phone out of their pocket). I’ve always texted during class. Never been caught, it’s pretty hard to catch someone. Especially anyone who can ‘pocket text’ (text without taking their phone out of their pocket).

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