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Professor Bans Laptops from the Classroom

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the luddite-heros dept.

An anonymous reader writes "USAToday is reporting that students are up in arms over a University of Memphis Professor who has decided to ban laptops from her classroom. Earlier this month Professor Entman sent an email warning to her students to bring paper and pens to take notes and leave the laptops at home. From the article: '"My main concern was they were focusing on trying to transcribe every word that was I saying, rather than thinking and analyzing," Entman said Monday. "The computers interfere with making eye contact. You've got this picket fence between you and the students."'"

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  1. What's next? by klenwell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Requiring students to actually show up to class?

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  2. Emailing Students by u16084 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since Students were not making eye contact while taking notes, she emailed them again, stating pencils and pens are now banned also.

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  3. Why is this a Story? by ShyGuy91284 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've had professors that don't like laptops, and probably a few that have stated no laptops in their syllabi. Why didn't they make the news? I'm in the middle of a class right now (although a 10 minute break), and I can say that this is more distracting then it is useful during a lecture. I typically only use it for notes (except for really boring classes), but I rarely see anyone just using a laptop for just notes, if at all..... If she was saying "blah blah, you can't come in the room with a laptop in your bag. if you do, you are not allowed in class" I could see why this is a story, but this is stupid. Teacher likes students paying attention. Now I will return to class due to the professors glare...

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  4. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Excellent point. Did they teach you false analogies at University or did you do outside research?

  5. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite by lcsjk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Many people don't realize how annoying it is for the teacher to keep on talking while you are trying to see the pron on the laptop two rows ahead.

  6. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite by dwandy · · Score: 4, Funny
    You just have to find out what their name on myspace or whatever "online community" they are wasting their time on they are using and join there and remind them there's a actual world outside Cyberspace.
    Dear xiando;
    You're wasting your time on /. There is an actual world outside Cyberspace.
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  7. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite by zerocool^ · · Score: 5, Funny


    remind them there's a actual world outside Cyberspace.

    LIAR!

    The daystar! It BURNS us!

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  8. Re:I Wouldn't Call Her a Luddite by MindStalker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've got way better things to do with my time than pay somebody for the ability to grind. Except a good call girl of course!