Insight to our everyday habitat

Room 101 is cold, very cold. A few of us think that the school does this to add to our already nervous condition. You see, sitting in Teeter's class waiting for the clock to hit 9:30, is an extremely anxious time. We're all talking till about 9:29, because we know Teeter's going to start right at 9:30 on the dot! See here we are, already nervous and now sitting in a room that feels like it's about forty degrees. So you can imagine that each and every one of us are shaking in our seats.

People do different things to pass the time in class. Everyone has a little things they do to help cope with the anxiety of being called on. First, there are the Red Bull drinkers. These people drink a Red Bull in every class, or so it seems. Red Bull is an energy drink, consisting of caffeine and sugar. I've never had one but I hear it's a real pick me up. Then there are the "head nodders." These people seem to nodd their heads constantly in class. I would imagine they do this hoping that their head nod of agreement will keep them from getting called on. It's worked so far. A funny thing happened to a head nodder just today. Teeter was ranting about some court opinion and the head nodder was nodding in agreement. All of the sudden, Teeter says, "And then court made the right decision!" She nodded in enthusiastic agreement. Teeter then shouted as he likes to do just to make us all jump (I hear some people with weak bladders have actually peed in their pants a little), "WRONG, the court was wrong." She immediately correct her head nod of agreement to a head nod of disagreement. Sometimes I really think Teeter is just playing a game in class. There are also the screen stairers. These people never look up from their computer screens. I have to admit that I've been in this group on occasions. The theory behind the screen stair is that Teeter can't make eye contact as he prowls around the room looking for his next victim. The last person is the nail biter. This person chews off the nails of their left hand as they take notes with their right. You can tell that they're really nervous. I feel the worst for these people but to tell you the truth, we're all feeling the exact same thing, FEAR.