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xturtle
2010-01-18 01:17 am UTC (link)

How hard is it to get that when you go to a school you agree to their rules? Yes, even if they change. Your choice as a consumer is to go to a different school. Openly not paying attention to an instructor is rude to both the instructor and the students who are there to learn. Why? Easy: you distract the instructor, cause a disruption to the flow of the class, the instructor has to gather thoughts and the students have to wait for instructor to get back on track. No one gives a shit how much you think you paid to prove you're too smart to have to pay attention in class. Leave the room if you're that addicted to your phone.

On a funny note, I had a student in class once who accidentally left their phone on and was appalled when it rang. I jokingly said I should get to answer it -- she was so apologetic she practically shoved it at me, so I had a funny, short conversation with her friend and a really fun rest of the class. Not all of today's students are entitled a-holes, which is really good reason to try to keep those who are from ruining their experience.

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	seiberwing 2010-01-18 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	I hate it when that happens. I've only done it a handful of times but I'm always completely mortified that I've interrupted everything. (Reply to this)(Parent)

isaiddietpepsi
2010-01-21 08:41 pm UTC (link)

Sheesh, your last paragraph happened to me too, and it was absolutely mortifying. I could have sworn I had turned my phone off, but obviously I didn't. Luckily the teacher seemed more amused than irritated, although he did insist on talking to the person calling me (it was my mother).

Another time my dad's cell phone went off in a theater just as a movie was starting. It turned out that it was actually his phone alarm; he had set the ringer on vibrate, but apparently the alarm isn't included in the vibrate setting. (The alarm was to remind my dad to take his pills.) Anyway, that was equally mortifying. Although, if I may bitch for a second - There were people sitting directly behind us, who could plainly see that my dad was scrambling to find his phone and turn it off, and they decided to be funny and obnoxiously whisper-shout, "SHHHH!" at us. I wanted to smack them - I mean, yes, people who think the rules don't apply to them are annoying as hell. But accidents happen. I don't think that my dad was trying to be a dick.

The above embarrassing incident was probably my punishment for choosing to watch Did You Hear About the Morgans.

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