HalfwaythroughthesemesterinhismarketresearchcourseatRoanokeCollegelastfallonlymomentsafterannouncingapolicyofzerotoleranceforcellphoneuseintheclassroomProfessorNazemiheardatelltale(泄密的)ring.Thenhe

　　HalfwaythroughthesemesterinhismarketresearchcourseatRoanokeCollegelastfallonlymomentsafterannouncingapolicyofzerotoleranceforcellphoneuseintheclassroomProfessorNazemiheardatelltale(泄密的)ring.ThenhespottedayoungmannamedNeilNolandtryingtoturnitoffbeforebeingcaught.

　　“NeilcanIseethatphone？”ProfessorNazemisaidmoreinacommandthanaquestion.ThestudenthadtoobeytheruletogiveittoProfessorNazemiwhoopenedhisbriefcaseproducedahammerandquicklycrashedtheoffendingdevice.Throughouttheclassroomstudentsweregreatlyshocked.

　　Let'sbeclearaboutonething.ProfessorNazemiisahero.HedeservesthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.Let'sbeclearaboutanotherthing.Theepisode(插曲)inhisclassroomhadbeenarrangedandconductedaheadoftime.ThatistosayNeilNolandpretendedtooffendtheruleandgotpunished.Thephonewashismother'soldcellphoneanditsservicehadbeencancelledforalongtime.

　　JustasfictioncandescribetruthsbeyondthegraspoffactualityProfessorNazemi'sactofstreettheaterwhichheexplainedlastweekinatelephoneinterviewclearlyshowedtheangerofcountlessteachersandprofessorsinthecomputertimes.Theirpermanentwarwithrebellingandabsent?mindedstudentsintheoriginallycalmclassroomhasbeenquitedifferentfromtheoldfunnypursuitsofpigtail?pullingspitball?throwingandnotebook?doodling.Theyarefacedwithahigh?techequipmentsuchaslaptopscellphonesBlackBerriesandthelike.

　　Thepoormasterrequiredbymostparentstoprovideacertainamountofvaluefortheirchildren'sentertainmentdollarnowmustcompetewithtextinginstant?messagingFacebookeBayYouTube.

　　“Therearecertainlinesyoushouldn'tcross，”theprofessorsaid.“Ifyoustarttoleratingthisannoyingstuffitbecomesthenorm(标准).Themoreyougivethemoretheytake.Thesedevicesbecomeanecessarysortofthingsforthestudentswhowillrelyonitwheneverandwherever.Asweallknownothingshouldbenecessarywhenitcomestostudyinmyclassroom.YouknowIwantthemtodomoretaskinginmyclassroom.”

　　Towhichonecanonlysay:Amen.Andadd:Toobadthegoodguyisgoingtolose.

　　Atage55ProfessorNazemistandsonthefarshoreofanewsortofge