Of course, we might want to dig deeper on that question. OK, so teaching an unin...

bsder · on Nov 25, 2014

> If they are uninterested, do they have the option to not attend?

Most college students only care about getting the piece of paper that says "college degree".

Any effort above and beyond the minimum required is considered to be wasted effort.

groby_b · on Nov 25, 2014

I don't disagree. I'm saying that this is not an issue of civility, but of misaligned incentives.

intended · on Nov 25, 2014

So one aspect is that it's similar to how people,were disinterested in classes earlier, but with a slight bump because of the stronger engagement to games designed to be skinner boxes, or the impact of constant engagement.

But I'll Assume that it's still only a minor effect.

The part which would bug me is someone using a laptop or device to visibly do something else in class- because it's just far more visible and distracting.