I'm only one person.

Most of us, when we're in grade school, learn a very important lesson, "If the teacher is helping someone else, although you can raise your hand, you have to wait." I have this one group of student who just can't seem to wait. And it's not just one or two individuals, it's more than 75% of the group.

The other day, I was helping three students (all at the same time), and it's obvious that I'm helping them. This one student (let's call her "Mugg") starts to call me "Teacher... Teacher... Teacher... Teacher... Teacher... Teacher... " NONSTOP After, the second time, I turned and said "I'll be there in a minute, let me finish here." She didn't stop. She just kept on calling me. After the 7th or 8th time, I turned and said "Hold on. I'm helping these students." (very firmly). Then she said "See how he's ignoring me? I can't believe this." Then she proceeded to call me again. Teacher... Teacher... Teacher... " I was just about to say something (even more firmly), when another student said "DAMN! Can't you see he's busy?! Can't you wait?!"

I felt like an angel came to my rescue. I felt such a feeling of relief. Then Mugg said (in spanish. I suspect because the student who called her out didn't speak spanish), "Come here." I just ignored her. When I was done, I walked over to Mugg, and asked what she needed help with. She wanted to know why Yahoo didn't let her into her e-mail! Even though it clearly said (and she read it to me) that the password was invalid! I just wanted to scream, or laugh, or say "GOOD!" The problem ended up being that she didn't even know her own e-mail address.