I find it interesting that in a college setting, more especially where we are being groomed for the "real world", that so many restrictions are placed on students. For instance: today in one of my classes, a student was chewed out by my professor for texting while in class. Now aside from the fact that this is disrespectful to other students and to the instructor, I thought it was weird that such a behavior was condemned when in the real world texting during meetings and presentations is second nature.
I had the opportunity to discuss this with the CEO of Delta Micro-imaging, and the CFO of Thermo Fischer. Both said that they received around 150- 200 digital messages a day. (This includes both texting and email. Numbers may have changed since 2009 when this was conducted) They went further to say that during business meetings it is perfectly acceptable to text or email.
Why then is this type of behavior not allowed in a class setting, especially one where we are learning how to operate in the real world? Is this a control issue for ego-centric instructors who feel validated only when others are looking at them? Perhaps this is the decay of our business habbits. Are we as Americans being so tightly tied to our mobile devices that we sacrifice human decency in meetings?
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