1) Don't sit next to me if you recognize me from a previous class together.
Okay, maybe not so much of a "don't do this". Unless we talked in the previous class (aside from class discussion) then don't. If I didn't talk to you then, nothing is going to change this semester. Like these two kids who sit next to me in my math class. They only sit next to me because we had a class together last semester. Did they talk to me? No. Do they know my name? Probably not. I let it slide once, because, first day, people come in late, whatever, it was probably just a coincidence. But today, they sat next to me again, and I was sitting in a completely different place than last time AND had gotten their super early. As much as I like playing musical chairs, I don't want to play musical chairs with people who I am not acquainted with.
2) If you do sit next to me, don't expect me to babysit your belongings if you leave the class for the entire class period.
First off, how do you expect to pass a class if you're outside of the classroom for the entire class time? I mean, really. Secondly, you're not paying me to tell people to say "that seat is taken" or something along those lines. If you stepped out to the bathroom, okay, I understand. But if you're out making conference calls during class time maybe you should have thought about your schedule outside of class before committing.
3) If you do sit next to me, please make sure you've taken care of your personal hygiene.
If you're in college/university, I would assume you're 18+ (unless you're a super baby). If at 18, 19, 20 - 50, you're still having issues with showering/bathing, brushing your teeth, proper use of deodorant and other forms of masking smell ... there's a huge problem.
4) If you're sitting next to me and next to your friends, please don't talk.
Pretend the class room is a movie theater and just shut up. You won't die if you and your friend don't talk for an hour and twenty minutes. Trust me, you won't. I haven't talked to some of my friends in days, and we're all still alive. Plus, I hate to sound like a mom, but we're at school to learn.
4 comments:
Your rules are a lot like my rules.
Also, I think if you are going to be in a class with me, you need to never tell stories. I *hate wasting class time on some kid who wants to share a story about their cat or their momma.
I. DON'T. CARE.
Sigh. Sorry. Mini-rant.
Lor
Lor!
We're like blog soul mates!
Yes, stories about things that don't pertain to class need to be kept to yourself! Like if you're in math class and the professor is talking about cosine and sine waves, you shouldn't raise your hand to talk about the day you went to buy your calculator but your credit card got denied so you had to write a check... and then like an hour later ask a question that is actually related to the topic.
hahahaha lol
this is reasonable.
seatmates are a big influence on how your school life will turn out to be!
These are great, and so true! The guy sitting next to me in my history class yesterday was playing World of Warcraft on his laptop, and scribbling notes every few minutes in his notebook.....how he got anything out of the lecture, I'll never know. That was so distracting!
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