I'm a creature of habit, and few things of daily routine are as important to me as getting a good seat in a classroom. "A good seat" can be two or more of the following:
- At the end of a row
- On the right side of the room
- Near the door
- At a comfortable distance from the whiteboard and the professor
If, for example, I get to class on time for an exam, I typically find somebody already sitting in my chair. Somebody who rarely attends lectures but always shows up 10 minutes early for exams. This event sends me to an uncharted area of the classroom, where I may or may not have to take somebody else's chair. Said chair may be of a different make and model than my chair. Ergo, I take the exam in more considerable discomfort than was necessary. If I'd only got there early...
What about you? Where do you like to sit, be it a classroom, theater, sanctuary, or conference setting? Do you like to sit in the same place each time? And why, or why not?
3 observations:
Ah yes, this happened to me in school as well. I am naturally loathful of being late, and after a few weeks of the same class everyone usually figures out who sits where, but on very rare occasions someone would take my seat, and that would fluster me. I think it was kind of apparent, too, though I only asked someone to move once and that was because she was sitting by my fiance, so I like to think I was justified... My most comfortable positions are usually near the front of the room because I am a little near-sighted, and now the only place I sit in a group setting is at church, and we're a small enough gathering that everyone knows everyone else's preferred spots.
I just really hate the awkward first weeks in which I had to decide where to sit every day...my school was so small though, and I knew everybody, so it was fairly comfortable. But I don't know what to expect from college seating and I'm rather dreading it...I get nervous too easily in new situations.
Jenny - I'm near-sighted, too...it's certainly something I have to consider, especially if the professor writes in a small "font"!
Jenica - I go to a community college; the largest class I've taken is around 45 students. Luckily, most people are considerate, even of introverts like me. :)
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