Keep the Chatting out of the Classroom
Editorial Board
Issue date: 2/2/10 Section: Opinion
So that annoying friend won't leave you alone? Say "I will talk to you when I am out of class." Still bothering you? Then maybe you should evaluate the reasons you are friends with them in the first place. If someone doesn't understand that you are trying to better yourself by advancing your education, they aren't worth the time anyways.
To many professors, it is about respect. And there definitely should be some of that reciprocated respect between teachers and students. On the other hand, when a teacher circles the room, constantly expecting to be disrespected, there is little room to breathe.
This is the only alternative for teachers who have repeatedly seen students' hands underneath their desk, staring at their cell phone while distracting the professor from teaching. If we didn't misuse our cell phones as much as we do during class time in the first place, we might be given some liberties when it comes to responding to quick texts.
The instructors at Benedictine are some of the nicest people around as long as you give them the same kind of respect they give you. Unfortunately, it appears a number of us have disrespected them by misusing cell phones during class. This just means that we need to earn their trust back by remembering to turn our phones off or on silent when we get into class and not fixate our eyes on them instead of the lecture at hand.
And, come on, everyone hates "that guy" in the movie theater that sits in the first couple of rows and pulls out his cell phone to send a text during the movie. It is that glow that distracts anyone sitting behind. In some cases, it is important to check one's phone for specific information, but in many cases, it can just wait after the class.
To many professors, it is about respect. And there definitely should be some of that reciprocated respect between teachers and students. On the other hand, when a teacher circles the room, constantly expecting to be disrespected, there is little room to breathe.
This is the only alternative for teachers who have repeatedly seen students' hands underneath their desk, staring at their cell phone while distracting the professor from teaching. If we didn't misuse our cell phones as much as we do during class time in the first place, we might be given some liberties when it comes to responding to quick texts.
The instructors at Benedictine are some of the nicest people around as long as you give them the same kind of respect they give you. Unfortunately, it appears a number of us have disrespected them by misusing cell phones during class. This just means that we need to earn their trust back by remembering to turn our phones off or on silent when we get into class and not fixate our eyes on them instead of the lecture at hand.
And, come on, everyone hates "that guy" in the movie theater that sits in the first couple of rows and pulls out his cell phone to send a text during the movie. It is that glow that distracts anyone sitting behind. In some cases, it is important to check one's phone for specific information, but in many cases, it can just wait after the class.
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