Endless what-ifs are fun on the board - I love them. Man, they're tiresome in the classroom, though. . . especially after you've been there for eight hours.
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- Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:20 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Funny Classroom Stories?
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Re: Funny Classroom Stories?
Endless what-ifs are fun on the board - I love them. Man, they're tiresome in the classroom, though. . . especially after you've been there for eight hours.
- Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:01 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Funny Classroom Stories?
- Replies: 31
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Re: Funny Classroom Stories?
Nothing funny, but I do wonder why, without fail, if you get a group of adults together in a room for a class, at least three individual personalities will be present (sometimes all of them in one guy).
1) The unfunny class clown
This is NOT referring to the one-liner above. This about the guy who demands attention and tries to make a joke out of everything. He doesn't realize that he is annoying everybody and thinks he's knocking homers with each joke. I'll admit I was a clown in high school, but we all had to be there, and we were all immature. :) This guy helps to ensure that you won't get out early and frustrates the instructor enough that he probably misses some material. I take the CHL program very seriously. . . it has extremely important consequences that could end up in life/death situations or courtrooms and jailhouses.
2) The combative non-lawyer lawyer
He argues every point, tries to shoot holes in every statement, and often his own anecdote to every topic raised. He guarantees you won't get out early. He's not asking questions out of an honest desire to know something important. . . he's asking them to demonstrate his own "vast" knowledge or to catch the instructor off guard.
3) The endless "what-if" scenario guy
Anytime the instructor makes a point or paints a picture, this guy comes up with an endless number of modifications or unrealistic additions to the scenario. He can't accept the threat assessment strategy at face value, he has to try to explore every single potential situation that could ever arise at the expense of the sanity of the class and the patience of the instructors.
Man. . . now I'm not looking forward to my renewal as much.
To disarm those that misread what I said: I'm ALL for asking questions. I ask a bunch. But I ask genuine, inquisitive questions to clarify, understand, or elaborate on something that might not have been clearly communicated. I never mind it when others do the same thing. . . or when some just need to hear something restated a few times to let it sink in. I'm talking about the guys who try to take command of the classroom away from the instructors. They are not unique to CHL classes, but they're there. They were in our birthing classes, defensive driving classes, and hunter safety classes. They always show up, without fail.
Be careful if you can't find the loudmouth in your class. . . :) . . . it might be you. hahaha. j/k.
1) The unfunny class clown
This is NOT referring to the one-liner above. This about the guy who demands attention and tries to make a joke out of everything. He doesn't realize that he is annoying everybody and thinks he's knocking homers with each joke. I'll admit I was a clown in high school, but we all had to be there, and we were all immature. :) This guy helps to ensure that you won't get out early and frustrates the instructor enough that he probably misses some material. I take the CHL program very seriously. . . it has extremely important consequences that could end up in life/death situations or courtrooms and jailhouses.
2) The combative non-lawyer lawyer
He argues every point, tries to shoot holes in every statement, and often his own anecdote to every topic raised. He guarantees you won't get out early. He's not asking questions out of an honest desire to know something important. . . he's asking them to demonstrate his own "vast" knowledge or to catch the instructor off guard.
3) The endless "what-if" scenario guy
Anytime the instructor makes a point or paints a picture, this guy comes up with an endless number of modifications or unrealistic additions to the scenario. He can't accept the threat assessment strategy at face value, he has to try to explore every single potential situation that could ever arise at the expense of the sanity of the class and the patience of the instructors.
Man. . . now I'm not looking forward to my renewal as much.
To disarm those that misread what I said: I'm ALL for asking questions. I ask a bunch. But I ask genuine, inquisitive questions to clarify, understand, or elaborate on something that might not have been clearly communicated. I never mind it when others do the same thing. . . or when some just need to hear something restated a few times to let it sink in. I'm talking about the guys who try to take command of the classroom away from the instructors. They are not unique to CHL classes, but they're there. They were in our birthing classes, defensive driving classes, and hunter safety classes. They always show up, without fail.
Be careful if you can't find the loudmouth in your class. . . :) . . . it might be you. hahaha. j/k.