Respect Your Elders

Today, there was a showdown. I think I may have mentioned something about this before... Occasionally in a Kim class there will be a student (usually male but not limited to) who thinks they can get away with "multi-tasking". Think about right before a sumo match when the wrestlers step into the ring and kneel down. They stare at each other with glints in their eyes. Their manner seems to imply, "I will eat you in one bite." and "You are like a small bug that I will crush".

Now you see, I have a really strong negative reaction to these fights as I do not like to see anyone get hurt or embarrassed. I think partly it is a healthy respect for all and partly a small amount of cowardice. Either way, I have a physical reaction to the... uh... situation. This incident today involved a smart remark or two from the student and a piercing silence from Dr. Kim. I was sitting 2 seats away from the girl in question and I was literally cowering. I had wanted to run, I wanted to scream stop it (at the girl) I wanted to cry a little.

Not one student knew how to react. All of a sudden all students were desperately trying to take down a note or re-read the passage that we had been talking about only moments prior. I have never noticed such a studious class, as that moment. It was terrifying.

The moral of this story: Don't be an idiot. Respect your elders.