I was driving home from the gym after two long hours of working on my fitness, and that's when I heard the most ridiculous news. Who would have thought current events would actually be a blog post for college students, but this passing would create a roar on the college nation's decimeter.
There are discussion being talked about in congress or some level of government I don't know, I wasn't paying attention totally, and they are evaluating college classrooms and considering the idea of banning the use of computers from the classroom!!
Imagine college: Listening to a full lecture and not being able to creep people in your class on facebook while you sit behind them... No thanks! I am sure students could create a survey and put two options: A) no computers in class or B)try to escape a dark alley with just you and kimbo slice while he has untreated rabies.. Option B would clearly become the answer of choice.
Teachers, government officials, and even parents need to know that students learn in college how to multi-task, and this is what computers in class provide. Being able to play slime games, check emails, read this blog, post items for sale on CollegeTown Traders, and looking at youtube videos of the 'Retarded Running Horse' all at once... while learning that you have an exam next class are all part of the curriculum and experience.
Students are willing to take out loans that take a lifetime to pay off for the exact reason that they can use their computers in class and learn to pretend that they are listening. If you take this away from students, college as we know it will crumble like Tiger Woods' dignity.
Imagine the life of college with no computers in class... Your Thoughts?
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I don't really think it's fair to ban the use of computers in the classroom. Especially because all the advances they are making at the private school level with regards to technology. They are promoting the use of laptops and even include it in the school tuition. If students at the elementary and high school level are almost being forced to used them already...what will they think when they are told they can't use them in university? This is all they know how to use in class...they take notes and do their research this way...so I think it would affect them in a negative way.
ReplyDeleteI think people take advantage of computers in class today. However, we pay money for our education and if that's how people want to use their money then that's their choice. Professors shouldn't be complaining..they still get paid!