texting in class

[Kevin]

I've never done it, I never will. I've been considering doing a little work next semester as an adjunct at a local university. Do undergrad profs usually put up with this? This hasn't happened during my law school experience, so I don't even know how a professor would handle it. On first impression, it seems very rude/disrespectful, but then again, the student paid to be there, so if they want to not pay attention, I don't see a huge problem so long as it's not a disruption.

One of my professors had a pretty novel idea when it came to texting/surfing the internet on laptops -- she made us sign a contract subject to sanctions under the school's honor code stating that misuse of technology would mean possible expulsion.

I'm not sure whether it's something I care about or not. The way I look at it is if you're a student and I'm the prof, you paid to be here and if you can multitask, fantastic.