ETA: Also, the sheer
idiocy of them all this morning is truly astounding.
I have to confess, the "what the hell!?" stories from classrooms never cease to be wildly entertaining to me. For years I've begged my mom to write a book about her adventures in front of a class.
For example:
My friend Thomas was in front of his anthropology class, giving a lecture. Some girl on the front row got a cell phone call, and TOOK THE CALL! Not a text, a call. She started talking softly into her phone. Thomas started speaking louder to get over her. She started talking louder to compensate. So Thomas started speaking louder, and went and stood directly in front of her.
Her response was to hold the line and say, "Excuse me, I'm on the phone!"
No, I'm not making that up.
Thomas's response: "You may be on the phone, but not in my class. Get out."
I swear I could not make this sh** up. When he told me that, I laughed for ten minutes. I don't know that it was all that funny, but I couldn't get over the shock: the nerve of some people!