Texting surpasses doodling & daydreaming as the No. 1 distraction in high school & college classrooms.
The anonymous survey of 269 Wilkes students found that nine in 10 admit to sending text messages during class — and nearly half say it's easy to do so undetected. Even more troubling, 10 percent say that they have sent or received texts during exams, and that 3 percent admit to using their phones to cheat.
The phenomenon is part of a broader revolution in the way young adults communicate. Most prefer texting to e-mail and certainly to talking on the phone.
Most view texting as their right.
Students said they should be allowed to have their phones in class. And a clear majority — 62 percent — said they should be allowed to text in class as long as they're not disturbing those around them. About one in four said texting creates a distraction.
What's the solution?
To have a no-texting policy during class?
Allow students to text before class.
Punishing students is not a good solution.
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