Countless professors have groused about the ubiquity of distracting laptops in the lecture hall. But few have been willing to take the steps that June Entman took to rid her classroom of the dread devices.
This month Ms. Entman, a professor of law at Memphis University, warned students that that they’d have to check their laptops at the classroom door and take notes with pen and paper. (Ironically, the announcement came in an e-mail message.)
"The computers interfere with making eye contact," she argues. "You’ve got this picket fence between you and the students."
But students in Ms. Entman’s courses say the professor shouldn’t be allowed to tear that fence down. A group of disgruntled laptop users filed a complaint with the American Bar Association. That complaint was dismissed, but they’re now circulating a petition against Ms. Entman. (Associated Press)
