In my first couple of years in grad school, I faithfully took notes a la laptop and now have great records of what went on in class. But then I stopped using my laptop because I found it hard to really enter into discussions. I was too absorbed with getting down what the prof was saying and not what I might say in response to him or her. Most profs don't want you to get everything down verbatim. That's what tape recorders are for. They would rather that you think, which is not possible when madly typing at 60 wpm. If these law professors are trying to get their students to think critically in class by banning laptops, then I'm all for it.

In for one again. Happy commenting all!