Ring, Ring, Ring Goes that Ol' School Bell

Well, there obviously aren't any school bells on campus, but it's so interesting, to me at least, to see scenarios so often depicted in movies/TV come to life in front of your eyes.

I've always been amazed at how, in movies/TV, kids in school rush out of the class the minute the bell rings, while the teacher shouts something like "Remember, pop quiz tommorow!" to no one in particular as most have already zoomed out of the class. How rude!

Well, it's sorta how it is in real life!

Say a class ends at 11. Even though the professor might still be explaining crucial stuff, at 1055, students are already stuffing paper into their folders, packing their bags, etc. One even got up, pulled his chair back in, and stood there basically waiting for the official dismissal before zooming off. And the professor doesn't feel offended or feel that it's rude that students are doing all of these even whilst she's still teaching. Fascinating!

As such, I'm usually among the last few out of the class because I wait for the word of dismissal before scooping up my stuff. Seems like the polite thing to do, I suppose.