Because we are all drawn into the world of the Internet, someone needs to step in and break that distraction. That responsibility falls on the shoulders of Saint Joseph’s University and its faculty. Many of my professors do not allow laptops and make that clear in the syllabus, but many others allow students free rein. These professors that allow laptops, however, often scold people for being on their cellphones. Why? Because they’re distracting. Then why not ban the laptop, a device that not only distracts the user, but also those around them?
More and more, American university students are forced to point out the obvious to their professors. Stop doing this.
It’s pretty unseemly – students having to tell their professors how to be responsible.
And responsible professors have, for the most part, stopped it.
What’s mainly left are the proprietors of what UD calls the morgue classroom, professors who keen over a PowerPoint while their students nod off to Netflix.
Everybody all tucked in and ready for bed.