This reading analyzes the difficulty that comes with being bombarded with the many forms of technology that our generation has acquired and links multi-tasking to a decrease in memory retention.
My Response:
As a student who takes more classes than are required to be considered full-time, and working off-campus every day that I am not at school, I have become extremely accustomed to multi-tasking. While I wish that I were able to thoughtfully listen during each of my many classes, there are days when multi-tasking is the only way to keep up on my work. I don’t surf the Internet or text, but I have often worked on other class assignments during lectures. I have continued to maintain above average grades so I have never felt the need to stop, but I will admit that there have been days when I will finish a class and not be able to recite any major lecture points, so I do see the harm in using this work strategy. I notice other students on their phones “multi-tasking” more often than anything and it tends to irritate me. It’s impolite to the teacher and distracting to surrounding classmates.
I do believe that students should be banned from multi-tasking in classrooms in a manner that can be seen or heard by other students because it is simply unfair to disrupt someone’s learning. It may not bother some students, but it may bother others, so the only way to ensure that class time is enjoyable and productive would be to prohibit it altogether. Just as the articles stated, these multi-tasking students were unaware of many details, making them the unfavorable pick for group projects and assignments, which are becoming increasingly popular. While the amount of importance that each person’s education holds to him or her is personal, the ability to have the most beneficial experience while completing it is a collective matter.
My Response:
As a student who takes more classes than are required to be considered full-time, and working off-campus every day that I am not at school, I have become extremely accustomed to multi-tasking. While I wish that I were able to thoughtfully listen during each of my many classes, there are days when multi-tasking is the only way to keep up on my work. I don’t surf the Internet or text, but I have often worked on other class assignments during lectures. I have continued to maintain above average grades so I have never felt the need to stop, but I will admit that there have been days when I will finish a class and not be able to recite any major lecture points, so I do see the harm in using this work strategy. I notice other students on their phones “multi-tasking” more often than anything and it tends to irritate me. It’s impolite to the teacher and distracting to surrounding classmates.
I do believe that students should be banned from multi-tasking in classrooms in a manner that can be seen or heard by other students because it is simply unfair to disrupt someone’s learning. It may not bother some students, but it may bother others, so the only way to ensure that class time is enjoyable and productive would be to prohibit it altogether. Just as the articles stated, these multi-tasking students were unaware of many details, making them the unfavorable pick for group projects and assignments, which are becoming increasingly popular. While the amount of importance that each person’s education holds to him or her is personal, the ability to have the most beneficial experience while completing it is a collective matter.