<p>My professors’ policies have ranged from strict intolerance to ignoring the problem. Personally, I find them very distracting, though I will occasionally check to see what a message is, but never respond. </p>
<p>My strictest professor in this regard is one that I have worked with a lot. If he catches you texting in class, he asks you leave, and that’s it. If there is a quiz later that class, that’s your problem. As a result, nobody dared text in his class, and he’s pretty much either loved or hated. Loved by those who want to learn and be challenged, hated by those who want to skate by. </p>
<p>My favorite cell phone related story is from my first semester freshman year. I had a professor who had a no cell phone policy, and her rule was that if your cell phone rang in class, she got to answer it, bark, and hang up. Not a single cell phone went off the entire semester, except one day, hers rang. She adhered to her own policy, and barked and hung up on her husband. :)</p>