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[MacNut]

i do. they are annoying when taking notes as the typing noise is so irritating to me. i still dont understand why people use laptops for notes....i mean quickly draw that diagram on your computer....haha thought so

Your supposed to use your camera phone and take a picture of it.

 

[teflon]

i do. they are annoying when taking notes as the typing noise is so irritating to me. i still dont understand why people use laptops for notes....i mean quickly draw that diagram on your computer....haha thought so

And I can say the pen/pencil writing noise is so irritating to me, people should not use pen and paper to take notes. Btw when I said "no one" I was referring to the teachers/administrators, as students have no say in these things whatsoever. If students don't like to see people listening to iPods in class but teachers tolerate it, it's not like the student can do anything.
Plus, depending on your area of interest, many classes don't really need to draw diagrams. If the odd occasion comes up, you can leave a blank, draw it on a piece of paper, then scan it back in later. If somehow all the courses that you happened to be in requires a lot of diagram drawing every class, I bet you won't see a lot of laptops in that class.

 

[janey]

That's usually one of the most common reasons students give for wanting to take a laptop to class, and I think it encourages even more apathy in regards to spelling and grammar.

Alternatively, it can get people to learn how to spell words correctly and not wonder at their misspelled handwritten notes

However, your point is well taken; it isn't spellcheck that is necessarily bad per se, but rather the laziness it can encourage.

And that's the thing here, in a way. Yes, all this technology can and does encourage laziness. However, when not used in such a way, it can be a massive help.

I'm still very hesitant to believe that. In most subjects, one needs to learn fundamental skills first and then use more advanced tools (like calculators or word processors) to be more efficient...

But this can be developed early on. That's pretty much how my education went: learn fundamental skills without too much technology, then use them later as a time/effort saver. Word processors and calculators (well, some of them) can only do so much, and one cannot just start using them without some kind of existing foundation.

No question, but it goes to the old argument of proportions. How many high school students do you think are going to be responsible when they bring their laptop to school? I'd say a small minority at best. From the standpoint of the school and the teachers, it's best to simply bar them altogether. It might be unfair for that small minority, but so are other policies we direct at young people (driving, voting, the lottery, smoking, drinking, etc).

And oh man do I hate that Too pessimistic and jaded now to be happy at voting, not interested in gambling or smoking, wanting to be able to buy wine for drinking and cooking but unable to because of age..and the hours I spent trying to rent a car at 19 in san francisco (read: nearly impossible).

The thing is, I personally benefited from it so I wish more teachers would give it a chance in appropriate classes. Most of my teachers from HS were fine with laptops and one or two even encouraged it when possible, but they made it clear that it was a privilege that can be taken away at any time, not just from the one person but from every single student that has a class with the teacher, even if it was only a single person who broke the rules.

In college, that doesn't happen often. The only thing that may happen is you screwing yourself over because all you were doing was playing games in class I personally like that idea, too bad it wouldn't work so well in HS.

I'm surprised at how opposed to technology some schools are... Many teachers allowed music players during class...

Agreed. I had a few teachers that were all too happy to let us listen to music while doing quiet work because it drastically cut down on the amount of chit chat going on.

i do. they are annoying when taking notes as the typing noise is so irritating to me. i still dont understand why people use laptops for notes....i mean quickly draw that diagram on your computer....haha thought so

Pen and paper can make a lot of noise too.

Also, there is something called a tablet (I have a nice shiny wacom one I take with me to some classes), or alternatively one could invest in a tablet pc. Also, in my personal experience I've found that between LaTeX, omnigraffle and almost never my tablet, I can do most of it fairly quickly and easily

 

[dukebound85]

And I can say the pen/pencil writing noise is so irritating to me, people should not use pen and paper to take notes. Btw when I said "no one" I was referring to the teachers/administrators, as students have no say in these things whatsoever. If students don't like to see people listening to iPods in class but teachers tolerate it, it's not like the student can do anything.
Plus, depending on your area of interest, many classes don't really need to draw diagrams. If the odd occasion comes up, you can leave a blank, draw it on a piece of paper, then scan it back in later. If somehow all the courses that you happened to be in requires a lot of diagram drawing every class, I bet you won't see a lot of laptops in that class.

sounds like too much work to take photos and scan in later

and no, pencils arent near as noisy as typing. acknowledge that lol. there is ALWAYS someone that pounds his keyboard like a drum

and ipods should be banned in class as most times, other people can hear the music. ok? i cant tell you how commonplace that is to have music clearly audible by some douche wearing headphones

 

[teflon]

sounds like too much work to take photos and scan in later

and no, pencils arent near as noisy as typing. acknowledge that lol. there is ALWAYS someone that pounds his keyboard like a drum

and ipods should be banned in class as most times, other people can hear the music. ok? i cant tell you how commonplace that is to have music clearly audible by some douche wearing headphones

Not really, especially if you're doing this once a month. You can always invest in a tablet like janey said or just have a tablet laptop if you draw a lot.

There are always exception to the case, but in my experience I have not encountered many people who "pounds their keyboard like a drum", unless they're gaming. Both examples (typing/writing) are just nitpicking, and really, in the end, what right do you have to inconvenience others with your own pet peeves. That's like me forbidding everyone to wear purple because I don't like the colour.

If someone plays their music loud enough for the people sitting around them to hear clearly, then you should just tell them to turn it down. Many people don't realize how loud their music is to the people around them. There is no need to completely take away their music player.

Look, some people like to listen to music while they work, some people like to type notes instead of write, some like to read MR between classes, there's nothing wrong with that. We ought to be a little more tolerant of each other.

 

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