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March 29, 2006
An inalienable right to multitask
Look at it as a bloggers declaration of independence from real life:
A University of Memphis law professor has banned laptop computers from her classroom and her students are passing a petition against it.Professor June Entman says her main concern is that students are so busy keyboarding they can't think and analyze what she's telling them.
Students have begun collecting signatures on petitions and tried unsuccessfully to file a complaint with the American Bar Association.
Student Cory Winsett says if he must continue without his laptop, he'll transfer to another school. Winsett says he won't be able to keep up if he has to rely on hand-written notes, which he says are incomplete and less organized.
Yeah, right. I'm sure their main concern is the taking better notes.
Life, liberty, and connectivity.
Posted by Mike at March 29, 2006 09:49 AM
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