For most college students, 1992 is history. Anything that happened then has simply been that way forever. Clint Eastwood became a surly old man in multi-task.” Porter said he has seen this effect on students firsthand as a professor, and it has affected their performance in academics. Shrum said students will decide if they should be productive in class regardless of their ability to text. “I can sit in a lecture and not pay attention just as well with or without a mobile phone,” he said.
 
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