Canroom Uncivil Behavior

There are a lot of canker worms eating into the fabric of our society these days and one common of them that needs to be given a critical look at is incivility, a rude or impolite attitude or behavior. It indicates disregard and insolence for others, causing an atmosphere of disrespect, conflict and stress. It is a general term for social behavior lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behavior. Incivility is derived from the Latin word incivilis, meaning not from a citizen and so any behavior that is not expected of a citizen can be termed as uncivil. It is also described as contrary to the well-being of the classroom

While acts of violence on college campuses are rare, they do occur and such incidents have been given substantial media attention in recent years. Notably various classroom disruptions related to technology, such as sending inappropriate emails to instructors using ones cell phone during class and using computers for purposes unrelated to class as more serious uncivil behavior. Classroom incivility has been the focus of increased attention in higher education circles, and is commonly labeled as a growing problem. Many blame the deterioration of civility in society at large for the

Some even seem to possess a sense of entitlement and believe they should put minimal effort in their courses .Rather than wanting to acquire knowledge for its own sake, an increasing number of students simply want to be entertained in class. Characteristics of the millennial generation may make this particular group of students more prone to classroom incivility than previous generation. Other related causes include medication or other substances students may be taking, illness (both physical and mental),fatigue, stress (feeling overextended), emotional challenges (loss of loved one or break up of a relationship), emotional immaturity and poor problem solving skills, attention seeking, redirected aggression (when a student becomes upset with a professor due to an unrelated event that occurred outside the classroom), vision and hearing problem or other disabilities. In regards to stress, some students are often joggling multiple roles. Some students may have full time or part time jobs in addition to taking a full course load. All this contributes to incivility among students in the