Letter to the Editor: Sit on your thumbs a while
Constant texting annoying, potentially dangerous
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Campus & Life
Can't you just sit on your thumbs for a while?
Perhaps I'm ancient, but I find the fact that so many people are completely engrossed with texting to be disturbing.
Sure, I'm a non-traditional student, a little bit older than most others, but I appreciate and love technology too. But not to the point that I can't pay attention to anything without having to text or read a message every two minutes.
I swear, I cannot sit through a class without noticing the constant buzzing of vibrating cell phones or clicking of someone thumbing a message.
Really, what's so important that you would jeopardize your education and perhaps your future to read or type a message to a friend? Can't you just sit on your thumbs for a while?
While the fact that every other person at any giving time seems to be sending and receiving text messages is distracting and disturbing to me, I'm even more concerned about the fact that those people may not be able to stop even while they are trying to drive.
Can't you just sit on your thumbs for a while? Oh, wait. Don't sit on your thumbs while you're driving-use your hands (and eyes) to drive.
I ask everyone to take a moment away from texting and think for a moment about how they could be negatively affecting their own lives by trying to get an education while constantly being distracted by stupid little text messages. But also think about how you can affect other lives by getting into an accident while texting and driving. Would you want the guilt of knowing that while you were texting "OMG did you see House last night?" you cross over the center line and crash head-on with another car?
I implore all professors to not only state in their syllabus that they do not tolerate texting during class, but to also enforce that rule. Perhaps we need to start TxtA, Texting Anonymous. This may be the only way to get people to realize their addiction and to help them quit. Or at last to sit on their thumbs for a while.
Sincerely,
Amy Clark-Barnhart
Perhaps I'm ancient, but I find the fact that so many people are completely engrossed with texting to be disturbing.
Sure, I'm a non-traditional student, a little bit older than most others, but I appreciate and love technology too. But not to the point that I can't pay attention to anything without having to text or read a message every two minutes.
I swear, I cannot sit through a class without noticing the constant buzzing of vibrating cell phones or clicking of someone thumbing a message.
Really, what's so important that you would jeopardize your education and perhaps your future to read or type a message to a friend? Can't you just sit on your thumbs for a while?
While the fact that every other person at any giving time seems to be sending and receiving text messages is distracting and disturbing to me, I'm even more concerned about the fact that those people may not be able to stop even while they are trying to drive.
Can't you just sit on your thumbs for a while? Oh, wait. Don't sit on your thumbs while you're driving-use your hands (and eyes) to drive.
I ask everyone to take a moment away from texting and think for a moment about how they could be negatively affecting their own lives by trying to get an education while constantly being distracted by stupid little text messages. But also think about how you can affect other lives by getting into an accident while texting and driving. Would you want the guilt of knowing that while you were texting "OMG did you see House last night?" you cross over the center line and crash head-on with another car?
I implore all professors to not only state in their syllabus that they do not tolerate texting during class, but to also enforce that rule. Perhaps we need to start TxtA, Texting Anonymous. This may be the only way to get people to realize their addiction and to help them quit. Or at last to sit on their thumbs for a while.
Sincerely,
Amy Clark-Barnhart
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