Studies have shown that folks allowed to doodle tend to retain MORE than people who are not allowed
If this was Mr W, I'd work with him to dig up some papers on this and give them to the teacher. That would be a real push back.
A quick Google search:
Doodling helps you pay attention... Heck, I may even add this to my list of desired accommodations for today's meeting! If nothing else, it gives me a throw-away negotiation chip.
Although, after skimming a couple of articles, I dunno -- looks pretty convincing to me.
