It is a normal enough scene. A hundred or more students pour in the large room. Some are alert and looking ready for the day. Some are trying hard to wipe off signs of sleepiness. Others are just plain confused and not trying to hide it. Yes, my friend, you have just entered the forest that we call lecture hall.
Lecture has been developed as a means to share instruction and information in person to a group of people, in a way that no book nor gadget can. And most people at one point in their lives have attended one or two. But whether a talk is boring or not, the one thing common in talks is that you can tell a lot about someone based on where he sits. Here are the things you need to know about lecture hall seating and you.
Front row is a no no, unless you think you are nerdy enough to be there. Most self confessed geniuses grab the seats nearest to the professor. It is not only because they want to just learn. These people also want to be heard. The first serious question usually comes from the front seat.
The people seated at the second row mostly are those that decide they are safe because the front row geniuses cover them. It could be true. Sometimes it is safe to sit here if you think you need to sleep, or maybe you just prefer not to be noticed.
Middle center normals. They are the neutrals. They are not late, but they arrive just in time when all the aisle seats are taken. They are the ones who are confident to clamber over your lap. They could have sat at the back, but they do not want to be called loafers. Most center people get called by the professor a lot.
An aisle seat, on the other hand, is a privilege. It is coveted because you do not have to climb over someone else, it also is easy to leave after a lecture. This privilege is normally for those who come in early to grab one, or for the popular kids, since they can make you surrender the one you reserved since six am.
Aside from the aisle seats, the exit rows are also coveted. Here you would not be noticed coming in late, you can also come out earlier than the rest. And your coming in and out during the course of the talk can also go unnoticed. Most jocks like this area, aside from the back seat.
Lastly, the back group. They are the ones who are afraid to climb over others to get to the vacant seat, and those that are not afraid to be branded as always late. Also, these seats caters to those who thinks they are too cool for school, the jocks, and sometimes those who just do not care.
Go ahead and check the people on your class on the lecture hall tomorrow. See if they match the people on this list. Chances are, they will be. Well, if they are not, maybe your school is abnormal. Just make a list of your own.
Lecture has been developed as a means to share instruction and information in person to a group of people, in a way that no book nor gadget can. And most people at one point in their lives have attended one or two. But whether a talk is boring or not, the one thing common in talks is that you can tell a lot about someone based on where he sits. Here are the things you need to know about lecture hall seating and you.
Front row is a no no, unless you think you are nerdy enough to be there. Most self confessed geniuses grab the seats nearest to the professor. It is not only because they want to just learn. These people also want to be heard. The first serious question usually comes from the front seat.
The people seated at the second row mostly are those that decide they are safe because the front row geniuses cover them. It could be true. Sometimes it is safe to sit here if you think you need to sleep, or maybe you just prefer not to be noticed.
Middle center normals. They are the neutrals. They are not late, but they arrive just in time when all the aisle seats are taken. They are the ones who are confident to clamber over your lap. They could have sat at the back, but they do not want to be called loafers. Most center people get called by the professor a lot.
An aisle seat, on the other hand, is a privilege. It is coveted because you do not have to climb over someone else, it also is easy to leave after a lecture. This privilege is normally for those who come in early to grab one, or for the popular kids, since they can make you surrender the one you reserved since six am.
Aside from the aisle seats, the exit rows are also coveted. Here you would not be noticed coming in late, you can also come out earlier than the rest. And your coming in and out during the course of the talk can also go unnoticed. Most jocks like this area, aside from the back seat.
Lastly, the back group. They are the ones who are afraid to climb over others to get to the vacant seat, and those that are not afraid to be branded as always late. Also, these seats caters to those who thinks they are too cool for school, the jocks, and sometimes those who just do not care.
Go ahead and check the people on your class on the lecture hall tomorrow. See if they match the people on this list. Chances are, they will be. Well, if they are not, maybe your school is abnormal. Just make a list of your own.
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