No laptops in class
I personally find it kind of foolish to prevent students to use their laptops in class. If it’s to prevent disturbances, prevention of the use of laptops will not force students to pay attention. If anything, they will waste more time being bored and zoning in and out.
It’s the job of the section leader to make the class interesting and keep the student’s attention. The laptop is a tool to enhance learning.
I’m pretty peeved that I cannot use my laptop in one of my sections. It isn’t that I will die without my laptop, but rather than having to waste paper and pen writing out notes and then eventually typing it out again on my laptop, I can just save everything on my laptop and review there. It saves time, paper, and ink.
On a side note, I am happy with my decision to pursue neurobiology rather than psychology.