Teachers banning laptops from school

Seems pretty dumb to me, teachers are blaming laptops for distracting students. Maybe it's because their lessons aren't interesting?More here

Anyone encounter this at your school? Your thoughts?

People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

This made me laugh because I am using a laptop in class as we speak. :P

People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

kidsmelly

well my teachers dont mind. they say its neater and they can actually read what you wrote. i think its fine as long as u use it for proper things

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People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

blackngold29

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

My teachers don't mind it, but it's kinda rare to see a laptop in my school, so...

They say everything is distracting now-a-days.

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People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

kidsmelly

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

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People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

kidsmelly

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

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[QUOTE="blackngold29"] But isn't that the student's fault for allowing them self to be distracted? Pretty much everyone has a phone, why can some live with turning it off during class and others can't?sSubZerOo

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

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[QUOTE="blackngold29"] But isn't that the student's fault for allowing them self to be distracted? Pretty much everyone has a phone, why can some live with turning it off during class and others can't?sSubZerOo

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

Well it is obviously bothering the teacher thats why they are banning it from their class???

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[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

thesoxpwnyou

ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

Why do I personally need it? Because often times my history professors can digest a extreme amount of information in short order that I can not write down fast enough, whilst on the laptop I can type it far faster.. Not to mention I can interject links to sources of more readings, maps/pictures they use that I can find on the internet and more things.. The point being is I paid for this.. That isn't THEIR class, its the colleges, colleges WE paid for.. As long as the laptop isn't serving as a distraction to any one else but the owner, there should be no reason why do ban it.. Because guess what if they are distracted, they will get a poor grade.. Thats reasons enough not to get distracted.

People can survive with out them. I know at my niece's school they are a huge distraction (I see her on Facebook all the time).

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[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

Thats exactly the problem some poeple are just easily distracted. Their actions ruin it for everyone else. If the teacher feels like laptops are a distraction I see no problem in them banning it. Its their class so they can do as they please. You got to remember they are there to teach not entertain it's not their falut if you get bored.

kidsmelly

ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

Well it is obviously bothering the teacher thats why they are banning it from their class???

... This is no more bothering the professor then staring at a wall or a paper.. I suppose we should start banning that too? Teachers are paid to educate, the laptop is not effecting any ones experience negatively if its being used responsibly.. And if that person who is using the laptop is distracted.. Guess what.. Who cares? They are paying for it, and wasting their own money in the process.. College students are grown adults, not a bunch of little kids.

People can survive with out them. I know at my niece's school they are a huge distraction (I see her on Facebook all the time).

daqua_99

Guess what thats her own decision, if she can't be responsible with it.. Then she gets a poor grade.. Perfectly simple here.. The professors job is to teach, not to make every one pay attention.. You can not show up to the class what so ever and the average professor won't care.

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ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

sSubZerOo

Well it is obviously bothering the teacher thats why they are banning it from their class???

... This is no more bothering the professor then staring at a wall or a paper.. I suppose we should start banning that too? Teachers are paid to educate, the laptop is not effecting any ones experience negatively if its being used responsibly.. And if that person who is using the laptop is distracted.. Guess what.. Who cares? They are paying for it, and wasting their own money in the process.. College students are grown adults, not a bunch of little kids.

Certain things bothers certain people and obviously laptops bother some proffesors. Yeah college students are grown adults so maybe they should just suck it up and use a pen and paper like the good old days. The laptop is a great tool to use for education purposes I will agree with that. I have one for that purpose. But honestly its not that big of a deal if I can't use it in class.

Zomg, having to take notes with our HANDS?! What is this draconian cruelty?!?D_Battery

It does get draconian for me when I have to take indepth notes for close to 4 hours straight... One hour classes are fine, but I just can't see my self being able to function well with my one class for that long with the amount of notes I have to take, my hands begins to physically hurt tremendously.

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Well it is obviously bothering the teacher thats why they are banning it from their class???

kidsmelly

... This is no more bothering the professor then staring at a wall or a paper.. I suppose we should start banning that too? Teachers are paid to educate, the laptop is not effecting any ones experience negatively if its being used responsibly.. And if that person who is using the laptop is distracted.. Guess what.. Who cares? They are paying for it, and wasting their own money in the process.. College students are grown adults, not a bunch of little kids.

Certain things bothers certain people and obviously laptops bother some proffesors. Yeah college students are grown adults so maybe they should just suck it up and use a pen and paper like the good old days. The laptop is a great tool to use for education purposes I will agree with that. I have one for that purpose. But honestly its not that big of a deal if I can't use it in class.

There is nothing good about the "good old days".. Education is superior now.. In some classes for some people writing just doesnt cut it with which the speed the professor is going, and most refuse to be recorded on tape.. I fail to see how the majority of the students should be punished for the few people who get distracted.. Guess what thats THEIR choice and THEY paid for it... If the professor doesn't like it they can flunk them.

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ANd if its not bothering the teacher directly or other students within the classroom.. WHY does it matter.

magicalclick

I assume you have complete silient keyboard? Where do you get that?

.... I am not sure what your talking about.. Either you have super hearing, or you have been around people with laptops from the 1990s.. The new ones are quite silent..

Why do you need it??? I have never seen a laptop in our school that is not school owned and we get along FINE!!! YOU DON'T NEED IT YOU WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thesoxpwnyou

I find it distracting when teacher decorate their classroom.

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People can survive with out them. I know at my niece's school they are a huge distraction (I see her on Facebook all the time).

sSubZerOo

Guess what thats her own decision, if she can't be responsible with it.. Then she gets a poor grade.. Perfectly simple here.. The professors job is to teach, not to make every one pay attention.. You can not show up to the class what so ever and the average professor won't care.

She's in year 9. Give anyone a laptop at the age of 14 and they will muck around on it. I'm not talking about someone in university (I know they wouldn't care) but someone still in High School needs discipline. It is a teacher's job to teach, and distracting technology only makes their jobs harder

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I assume you have complete silient keyboard? Where do you get that?

magicalclick

.... I am not sure what your talking about.. Either you have super hearing, or you have been around people with laptops from the 1990s.. The new ones are quite silent..

I have never seen any where near those many laptops on a large seminar class like that.. Ever.. And the article was about how the owners are distracted, not that its making a huge distrubance in the class room.

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People been going through school without laptops for decades, I think the students can manage. And yes I do think laptops in classes are distracting at times and cell phones!

blackngold29

[QUOTE="thesoxpwnyou"]Why do you need it??? I have never seen a laptop in our school that is not school owned and we get along FINE!!! YOU DON'T NEED IT YOU WANT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IcyToasters

I could see banning laptops from being used, but I don't think it would be appropriate to ban them from being in a class at the college level, some people use these for academic purposes and where would they put it if they don't bring it to class (I commute so I bring all my school supplies to class in my bag, though I don't have a laptop, plus the college has computers).

Seems pretty dumb to me, teachers are blaming laptops for distracting students. Maybe it's because their lessons aren't interesting?

blackngold29

I write extremely slowly (I have some sort of output problem, I don't remember what it is called ) so I have to use a laptop just to keep up.

good, school is a place to learn; when you're at school with a laptop I think it becomes hard to focus, don't you think?

Seems pretty dumb to me, teachers are blaming laptops for distracting students. Maybe it's because their lessons aren't interesting?More here

Anyone encounter this at your school? Your thoughts?

blackngold29

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Seems pretty dumb to me, teachers are blaming laptops for distracting students. Maybe it's because their lessons aren't interesting?

xaos

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Seems pretty dumb to me, teachers are blaming laptops for distracting students. Maybe it's because their lessons aren't interesting?

Serraph105

Makes a lot of sense for high school. Not as much for college, though.

I saw the hottest thing today. A blonde girl in my critical science research methods class playing World of Warcraft. She was raiding while asking the prof a question.

I saw the hottest thing today. A blonde girl in my critical science research methods class playing World of Warcraft. She was raiding while asking the prof a question.

jus2nyce

They should ban cell phones too because they are as bad if not worse than labtops.