Analysis Of Texting In Class Is Rampant

Michael Rubinkam’s “Texting in class is Rampant” brings awareness to the fact that most students use their phones during a lecture to text. Many professors are starting to notice it and some have even gone to extremes by having punishments if they see a phone out. Michael Rubinkam conducted a number of surveys with students who attend Wilkes University to see how many students actually use their phones during class. The author also discusses with some professors at the university to see their opinion on how phone use in class can impact the student’s education and how it impacts them as well. There is no doubt that texting is a habit most high school and college students face. It’s our primary way of communication with people. We get so addicted to texting people considering it only takes a few seconds to reply, but with that being said does it interfere with our school life too? Sitting in a lecture and pulling your phone out can be distracting because you’re not paying attention to the professor and the skills they’re teaching you’re practically in your own world at that point. Is the excessive use of texting in class-harming student’s education? The author

It becomes clear that it is very half and half. Some professors feel the need to have consequences if they see multiple students on their phones texting away. While some professors try to merge phone use into their teaching to help engage students. Professor Laurence Thomas, who teaches philosophy walked out of his classroom in the middle of a lecture; due to the large number of students on their phones “My job is to engage the class, to give them stuff to think about, they need to respect that.” This gives the readers a bit of empathy for the professors. Trying to put ourselves in their shoes or relating back to a time where a presentation was necessary and no one is paying attention to the