Click, Click

I just read an article in the New York Times about these little devices college students bring to class to electronically register attendance.

These "clickers" also register pop quizzes and can be used to do impromptu surveys, which can be very useful in come classes to

But the idea that college students need to be monitored is pretty sad.

We call know students LOVE to sleep in, but by 18-or so they should be responsible enough to actually get to class. Even an 8 a.m. class.

At least most of the time. Sure, a Monday 8 a.m. class after an entire weekend of, shall we say, solving the world's problems, is one thing, but to make a habit of it is just pathetic.

If they don't get to class, they fail. It has always been thus. Just because the technology exists doesn't mean it must be used.