2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the editor
Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Opinion
Classroom courtesy
You're so right about immature offspring in the class - people shouldn't bring them. You know the type - they squirm and fidget.
They play with their toys and distract other people in their vicinity.
They play on their laptops and show their neighbor the cool stuff they found.
They talk incessantly while the professor is trying to explain a complicated topic like geometrical optics. They are so loud you can't hear the instructor.
I agree these disruptive people should be removed from the classroom - in fact, even ban them from coming to future classes because they can't behave.
But wait - no one brought these kids. They are my fellow students - 18 to 22 year-olds.
Unfortunately, the new prof won't ask them to leave for fear of a bad evaluation.
In the meantime, those of us who are actually interested in doing well in class and want to learn must strain to hear the lecture and tolerate the childish behavior of our peers.
I'll take a whole row of 6-year-olds any day. At least they're still learning how to behave and there's hope they will mature into people who can sit still, be quiet and pay attention.
Debi England
Senior
Pre-Chiropractic
You're so right about immature offspring in the class - people shouldn't bring them. You know the type - they squirm and fidget.
They play with their toys and distract other people in their vicinity.
They play on their laptops and show their neighbor the cool stuff they found.
They talk incessantly while the professor is trying to explain a complicated topic like geometrical optics. They are so loud you can't hear the instructor.
I agree these disruptive people should be removed from the classroom - in fact, even ban them from coming to future classes because they can't behave.
But wait - no one brought these kids. They are my fellow students - 18 to 22 year-olds.
Unfortunately, the new prof won't ask them to leave for fear of a bad evaluation.
In the meantime, those of us who are actually interested in doing well in class and want to learn must strain to hear the lecture and tolerate the childish behavior of our peers.
I'll take a whole row of 6-year-olds any day. At least they're still learning how to behave and there's hope they will mature into people who can sit still, be quiet and pay attention.
Debi England
Senior
Pre-Chiropractic
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Tiffany
posted 3/31/08 @ 9:59 PM CST
Debi! Thank you! I couldn't agree more! I have found that some of the worst offenders are the ones that are supposed to be student leaders, that's right the athletes! I have an algebra class that is easily 50+ percent athletes and they stroll in late like the class is there for them alone. (Continued…)
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