<p>That must have been a real duche of a TA. When I was in those classes the teachers would frequently walk around and peer over our shoulders while we were working. I happened to see the advice of buying the bamboo tablet and never bought a tablet pc so I didn’t have what everyone else had. Yet, the teachers never said anything. Many of the students next to me would comment on it but teachers kept their mouth shut. At first its real nerve wracking knowing that you don’t have what everyone else has and knowing that its “against” school policy. But once you realize you truly can do what everyone else does and you gain that experience/confidence in working with the bamboo tablet you should have no problem standing up to a teacher and proving it. You have to remember that most of the time the teachers are evaluating your work after class when you submitted it online. So as long as you do your work, and do it neatly, the teachers shouldn’t be able to tell the difference. If they can then you should look in the mirror.</p>