My high school began at 7.15 in the morning and most people were already there by 7am. Not everybody can muster the energy to act like a person that early, so students nodding off in class was something of an epidemic. I'm one of those people whose brain doesn't get out of first gear until lunchtime and I was an absolute fiend for falling asleep during my morning classes. Some teachers took it personally and tried to wake me up, others just let me sleep because they couldn't be fucked to bother.
In chemistry class my junior year I was especially prone to falling asleep, which is probably why I did so badly in it. The teacher generally didn't like it when I did but on one occasion he was so impressed with the position I'd adopted crammed into my little desk that he decided I deserved the nap.
I was sitting with my legs crossed Indian style on the chair, my left elbow propped up on my knee, and my head resting on my left fist. He later told me he was both amused and impressed by the fact that I managed to adopt this position and stay that way while sleeping that he didn't have the heart to try and wake me up.
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