Respect for Others!

I love having a laptop computer. With the fact that I am from a little place called Custer, MI and came out here for the winter semester by plane a laptop computer was the only type of computer that I could travel with. I find having a laptop a great blessing in my life. I love being able to take it to class to take notes if I have to, having it along on campus to work on an assignment in breaks between classes. However, what I don't love is the fact that students missuse the privilege of having a laptop. Sitting in my classes on campus I find myself seeing other students who have their laptops open pretending to take notes actually watching some sports game on their computer, checking facebook, or something like that. I know that some might say that it doesn't matter what they do on their laptops during class because what they are doing only hurts themselves, but I don't agree!!! I find it distracting to continually see all of these different things going across peoples screens as I am trying to take notes. Also I find it very annoying when the teacher just gets done explaining something very important in class, and one of these students who has been playing around on their computers realizes that something important might have been said so they have to interrupt the teacher from moving on and have them repeat what they just said over and over again until all those who have been playing around finally hearing what was said. Do the other students sitting in class, who have been paying attention really have to be punished for others not paying attention? There is something very simple called respecting others around you, and I just don't find that people are doing that when they keep playing around on their laptops! People, when there is time outside of class, I ask you why are you only thinking of your own enjoyment instead of thinking of those around you and the teacher who has prepared the class for everyone there, and not just you.