Interesting. As the parent of a student who needs various classroom accomodations, I've given this issue some thought, and also immediately thought about that when I saw the article (with which I agree). Prefacing this comment as parent and teacher and not a sociologist or a specialist in any way, I want to point out that both in dealing with my son and my many students over the years who have disabilities that require classroom accomodations, one thing I've tried to show them is that they should not try to hide these learning differences or apologize for needing these accomodations. If someone is not comfortable with them, that is the problem of that person, not of the student who needs non-traditional accomodations. I have found that an important way for these students (including my son) to come to terms with these differences is to be able to talk about them openly rather than behind a veil of shame and fear of judgement by others. If a good teacher is largely defined by being able to reach as many students as possible, this should extend to their attitudes about special accomodations. To do otherwise is to be a bad teacher. I do not consider it discriminatory if an instructor has a particular policy in general, but also makes whatever accomodations are necessary to maximize a particular student's ability to learn. And as far as peers goes, I would no more want to encourage a student to "hide" their needs than I would tell them to pretend that they have a particular sexual orientation. When "smart" "normal" students are known to have different needs for learning, the stigma can be reduced and hopefully ultimately accepted. I know all of this sounds as if I'm naive to the many teachers (of both young and old) who do not believe these needs are real, but I maintain that classroom accomodations are now part of every educational setting, and those who do not think so should be the ones we label as deviants, not the students with special needs. So, in my opinion, changing our classroom policies would compromise teachers' freedom to establish the most effective learning environment just so that those who are ignorant will be unable to act upon or judge on the basis of that ignorance. Doesn't it make more sense to attack the ignorance, an effort which has payoff far beyond the classroom? Just MHO. Amy Hite
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This trend is deeply troubling to me. > > Many students need to use laptops in class because of physical or > learning disabilities. If laptops are banned in class, these students > will either (a) avoid using the technology that they need in order to > learn or take notes, or (b) will become immediately obvious and singled > out to all the other students. I think there have to be better > solutions than this one, which is extremely discriminatory and ableist. > > I would think that as sociologists we would be more sensative to the > politics of inequality. But, then, disability is always the last > frontier, as evidenced by how few instructors include disability in > courses or course sections on inequality, stratification, > discrimination, and prejudice. > > Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur > New York University and Queens College, CUNY > > Michael Klausner wrote: > >>I had heard of that several weeks ago and sent my compliments and >>encouragement to Professor Entman. She said she received so much support >>from colleagues that she was not able to respond to each one >>*individually* >> >> >> >>I think that we've just about reached the point or are close to it when >>"technology" is ENSLAVING humans instead of the reverse. The overuse, >>abuse and misuse of computers, power point presentations, ipods, etc., >>etc. is rampant and virtually out of control. It is fueled, in part, by >>the makers of the relevant hardware/software as well as those who think >>that "technological gadgets" are a substitute for good solid teaching >>and learning rather than a complement to it. >> >> >> >>Michael Klausner >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf Of CASSELL, JAMES >>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 4:08 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: TEACHSOC: FW: laptops and class performance.... >> >> >> >>Forwarded without comment. >> >> >> >>James >> >> >> >>--------- >> >>James Cassell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Dept of Sociology & Human Services >> >>Henderson State University >> >>870.230.5145 >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: Beggs, Marck >>Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:29 PM >>To: Faculty (For official University use only) >>Subject: laptops and class performance.... >> >> >> >>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_hi_te/colleges_no_laptops_1 >> >> >> >>Marck L. Beggs, Ph.D. >>Professor of English >>Dean, Graduate School >>Henderson State University / Box 7601 >>Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001 >> >>870.230.5272 >>www.marckbeggs.com <http://www.marckbeggs.com/> >>*********************** >> "...It is difficult >>to get the news from poems >> yet men die miserably every day >> for lack >>of what is found there." >> --William Carlos Williams >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------_=_NextPart_001_01C66EEE.7E771517 >>Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>X-Google-AttachSize: 11473 >> >><html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" >>xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" >>xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" >>xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >>xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";> >> >><head> >><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> >><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> >><!--[if !mso]> >><style> >>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >>.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} >></style> >><![endif]--><o:SmartTagType >> namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="Street"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="PlaceType"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="PlaceName"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="State"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="City"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="place"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="address"/> >><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" >> name="PersonName"/> >><!--[if !mso]> >><style> >>st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } >></style> >><![endif]--> >><style> >><!-- >> /* Font Definitions */ >> @font-face >> {font-family:Tahoma; >> panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} >> /* Style Definitions */ >> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal >> {margin:0in; >> margin-bottom:.0001pt; >> font-size:12.0pt; >> font-family:"Times New Roman";} >>a:link, span.MsoHyperlink >> {color:blue; >> text-decoration:underline;} >>a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed >> {color:blue; >> text-decoration:underline;} >>p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig >> {margin:0in; >> margin-bottom:.0001pt; >> font-size:12.0pt; >> font-family:"Times New Roman";} >>span.emailstyle18 >> {font-family:Arial; >> color:navy;} >>span.EmailStyle20 >> {mso-style-type:personal-reply; >> font-family:Arial; >> color:blue; >> font-weight:normal; >> font-style:normal; >> text-decoration:none none;} >>@page Section1 >> {size:8.5in 11.0in; >> margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} >>div.Section1 >> {page:Section1;} >>--> >></style> >> >></head> >> >><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> >> >><div class=Section1> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I had heard of that several weeks ago and >>sent my compliments and encouragement to Professor Entman. She said she >>received so much support from colleagues that she was not able to respond to >>each one *<b><span >>style='font-weight:bold'>individually</span></b>*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I think that we’ve just about >>reached the point or are close to it when “technology” is >>ENSLAVING >>humans instead of the reverse. The overuse, abuse and misuse of computers, >>power >>point presentations, ipods, etc., etc. is rampant and virtually out of >>control. It is fueled, in part, by the makers of the relevant >>hardware/software >>as well as those who think that “technological gadgets” are a >>substitute for good solid teaching and learning rather than a <i><span >>style='font-style:italic'>complement </span></i> to >>it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Michael >>Klausner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><div> >> >><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 >>face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> >> >><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> >> >></span></font></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; >>font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 >>face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> >>[email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <b><span >>style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>CASSELL, JAMES<br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 03, 2006 >>4:08 >>PM<br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> [email protected]<br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> TEACHSOC: FW: laptops >>and >>class performance....</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Forwarded without >>comment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>James</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><div> >> >><p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span >>style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>---------</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy >> face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>James >> Cassell</span></font></st1:PersonName><font >>color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <[EMAIL >>PROTECTED]></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span >>style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dept of Sociology & Human >>Services</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3 >> color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span >> style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Henderson</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font >> color=navy><span style='color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType >> w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> >> <st1:PlaceType >> w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span >>style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>870.230.5145</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><div> >> >><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 >>face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> >> >><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> >> >></span></font></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; >>font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 >>face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Beggs, Marck >><br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 03, 2006 >>2:29 >>PM<br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Faculty (For official >>University use only)<br> >><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> laptops and class >>performance....</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >><div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'><a >>href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_hi_te/colleges_no_laptops_1";>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060503/ap_on_hi_te/colleges_no_laptops_1</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >></div> >> >><div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size: >>10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Marck L. Beggs, >>Ph.D.</span></font></b></strong><b><font >>size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight: >>bold'><br> >></span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; >>font-family:Arial'>Professor of English<br> >>Dean, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName> >><st1:PlaceType >> w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br> >><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Henderson</st1:PlaceName> >><st1:PlaceType >> w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType >> w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> / >><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> >>7601</st1:address><br> >><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arkadelphia</st1:City>, <st1:State >> w:st="on">AR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode >> w:st="on">71999-0001</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt; >>font-family:Arial'>870.230.5272<br> >><a href="http://www.marckbeggs.com/";><font color=gray><span >>style='color:gray'>www.marckbeggs.com</span></font></a><br> >></span></font>***********************<br> >> <font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> >>"...It is difficult<br> >>to get the news from poems<br> >> yet men die miserably >>every day<br> >> >>for lack<br> >>of what is found there."<br> >> >>--William Carlos Williams</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> >> >><div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> >> >></div> >> >><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: >>12.0pt'><br> >> >></div> >> >></body> >> >></html> >><br> >>------_=_NextPart_001_01C66EEE.7E771517-- > > > > > > -- OFFICE HOURS: MWF 11-1, TUE. & TH. 1-2:30, Also, by appointment Alternate Thursdays, 12:15-1:15 - Group meeting open to all Sociology 1010 students. 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