Life's Rich Tapestry

Random student observations from a large, intro-level course on a random Tuesday in April:

• eating (3 - sandwich, salad, muffin)


• drinking (too many to count - coffee, fruit smoothie, diet coke, bottled water)


• cell phone ringing (3 different phones rang during the 1 hour and 20 minute lecture)


• texting on cell phones (3)


• leaving class to use the restroom (5)


• leaving class to use cell phone (1)


• tripping over a backpack while leaving class to answer cell phone (1)


• leaving class before the lecture ended (7 - the first person left a mere 45 minutes after class began)


• kissing (1 pair)


• sleeping (too many to count)


• sleeping while snuggling (2 pairs: 1 lovebirds, 1 platonic, friends-with-benefits?)


• having a 1-hour-and-20-minute long conversation with two friends while laughing and pointing at a laptop, texting, AND sitting next the to the T.A. (1 trio)


• having shorter conversations with friends (4 duos or trios)


• dropping a pen/pencil/back-pack/notebook (3)


• e-mailing (4)


• shopping online (1)


• watching an online video (1)