Something interesting happened today in my Junior English class.
I had just came back from winter break (all of my teachers admitted this was rediculous) and there was to be a new seating arrangement for the new semester. The teacher let us pick our seats at the end of class.
There are three areas of desks: the fore wall, the right wall, and the back wall by the teacher's desk. A majority of the desks are backed against the right wall. There are seven desks on the fore and back wall, organized in three rows.
The white board and teacher's podium is on the left wall.
The teacher instructed us to change seats and that we may not stay in the same seat. We could move over as little as one seat over, but we couldn't stay where we were.
I was sitting in the second row, first seat, in the back wall area by the teacher's desk. I didn't feel like moving so I just hopped over one seat.
Everyone else did feel like moving. Where they moved, was actually strange to me. Everyone but me grouped together and sat along the fore and right wall. Not one person was by the entrance/back wall but me. I didn't have one person by me.
One of the reasons I liked sitting over there was because I like looking outside. (I'm going to sound like a hippy saying this but oh well...) I watch the wind move the tree branches and the sunshine shine through the window on the forewall. The window, to me, has always been a good distraction and always kick starts my day dreams of someplace better. (I hate school.)
I will admit that I'm a loner. It's true. Someone invited me to come sit in the corner, hiding away from the teacher might I add, and I turned him down. I liked standing out for the moment. Then it got kind of sad so I went back to reading Isaac Asimov stories.
Here are my questions to you:
What does this say about me? Am I a little nuts not for conforming to hiding in the corner, just to be away from the teacher? Is this a cry for help? (I don't think so but maybe you readers might think so.)
What does it say about them? Are they afraid of the teacher or something? Is it just to conform? Is it to just text with their backs to the wall? Do they not like looking outside where the sun is actually shining?
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