what is the big deal about text messaging during class?
A student and a teacher each have their own reasons to why this device should or should not be allowed in the classroom. Jillian Anderson, a sophomore at Cal said, I do not understand why teachers get upset when students text message as long as other students are not being distracted. There may be several reasons to why a student receives and responds to a text message during class, ranging from something as serious as a family emergency or just perhaps a request for a date for the weekend. Should there be consequences if caught text messaging during class? Multiple approaches have been used in past situations, but the question remains how far will a professor go to handle this situation? After reading an article, If You Text in Class, The Prof Will Leave, professor Laurence Thomas from Syracuse University, ends his class on the spot if he observes his students text messaging during the lecture. This professor finds it disrespectful and a waste of his time to teach individuals who are
