To those students who talk loudly while lecturing

Last year, I took some courses with year two sociology students. We really had a wonderful time. This year I am taking some courses with year 1 students. Something different caught my attention.

I have found that year 1 students are more talkative than year 2 students.

Not all, (thank God), but a handful of students (you may call it deviant case) always like to chitchat on the class. While the lecturer is teaching below, they are talking LOUDLY above. By the sheer position advantage, their noises are often higher than lecturer’s, which makes almost impossible for students nearby to hear what lecturer says.

I found it very annoying to be honest. We can understand that year 1 students are younger than year 2, however they are not too young to exercise some self-control and mutual respects: the respects to the lecturers, the respects to fellow classmates, the respects to themselves.

It is interesting that none of lecturers in these courses I am taking this year seem to bother about it. I remember Prof London had little tolerance to such deviant behaviour. Though there were once or twice protests from fellow students, there seems little moral authority to constrain the noisy ones.

I appeal to those who are talking at class loudly. Please hold you peace while lectures are teaching, unless, you are invited to speak.