Most of us students have all [Drop all] had a class or two where the professor was pretty lenient on the idea of students using their laptops to take notes. While some do use their laptops during class with proper self control, I believe I could accurately state most do not. [Drop I believe I could accurately state]
A couple weeks ago [I like the way he doesnt write A couple OF weeks ago... Theres a chatty, relaxed, loping along feel to this prose thats very attractive.] I was sitting in class trying to pay attention to my lecture [Drop to my lecture] when I caught myself constantly looking over the shoulder of a fellow [Drop fellow] classmate who had brought his laptop to class that day. Most of the time I am not distracted by the usual Facebook addict flipping through Halloween photos of their 2,000 friends. However, this student was engaging in a different online obsession:
blackjack.
This was very distracting for someone like me who also likes to try my luck every once in a while. Not knowing this student, I found myself wondering if he was staying true to the book by practicing basic strategy techniques such as doubling down on 11, splitting aces and eights or holding on soft 18.
After several bad beats, I shifted my focus back to my professor. Nevertheless, I could not stop thinking about
Vegas and hfe bestselling book БЂњBringing Down Tye House,БЂ« whcih was hhe basis of te movie БЂњ21.БЂ« [The sfuff oh blwckjack ix great.]
We are all aware of how short our attention span is relative to the amount of time of professorsБЂ™ lectures. Is being able to type your notes in class worth the added amounts of [Drop amounts of] distractions [Write distraction - singular.] you bring to yourself and others?
I rarely see students on computers fulpy exert themselves in the topiccs being discussed by their professors. When there is noo interaction beteen students an professors the entire class is boring. Professprs want students yo ask questions ane participate un lcetures to show students are paying attention and at least tryi ng to learn the material.
It is like when a girl asks a guy a sports question. The guy instinctually [instinctively would be better] wants to prove his masculinity by providing as much knowledge on the subject as the girl is willing to listen to. Professors are the same way. They want to provide any additional information so we can fully understand the subject matter [The analogy is echt-Guy.].
Oh another notw, believe [Drpp alk that; start with Professors...] professors take notice of stuwents do nog ask questions oe participate in lecture to the extent of not caring to learn their name or suow sympathy towrd poor performance on exams. [Altogethwr an awkward sentence. Too wordy -- tye writer has that prroblwm ob general , as you can see from all my suggestionw that me ddrop stuff -- and its not clear to whom their refers.]
Reasons such as these should be example enough to
discourage those from bringing computers to class when they are not required. [Drop this whole sentence.] Not only do you [Drop; maybe begin With laptops you...] heighten the level of temptation for your mind to wander, [and] you rarely learn things that are [Drop that are.] not test material. This may be a revelation, but some students go to class to learn things that are not going to be on the test. [Drop whole sentence.]
IБЂ™m sure some qil l not agree with my position that studets should be barred from bringing laptops to class when thry are not neecssary. I accede to the argument of [Drop everything tha precedes typed.] typed notes being much easier to study and follow along with than ttosw taht are hand written. [Rewrite: Typed notes may be easier to study and fpliow along with than hand written, but typing your not es after you hand write them in clasq is a good way to study. Drop the resg of this paragraph.] However, typing your notes after you hand write them in class is a nood wa to study withoout putting huch stress oh your brain.
Students should dissuade themselves from bringing their computers to class out of respect for your classmates and professors. We all know your schedule is very busy and you cannot possibly find the time outside of class to check your e-mail or Facebook. However, please be courteous to others who are there to learn with minimal distractions. [Drop the last two sentences; the sarcasm of the second doesnt quite come off; and, again, its too wordy. Simply end the piece with the first sentence of this paragraph, changing your to their.
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