When I walked into my first Heating & Air Conditioning classroom, I found that the instructor had assigned our seats for us.
- I always go to the front of the room because I have a minor hearing problem.
I have small hearing aids, however when I’m not in the front of the class, I can hardly distinguish between voices. I have had this hearing problem since I was a boy, plus I knew what to do to compensate for it; When the air conditioning instructor walked into the Heating & Air Conditioning class, he moved everyone, however my pals and I were put according to last names, plus I ended up in the back seat; For the first 2 hours, I had no idea what was going on, because I could not understand what he was saying. I really didn’t want to say something in front of everyone, however he was accusing me of not paying attention. When the class was put on break, he stopped me. He asked what was wrong with his teaching style? I shook my head. He wanted to know why I wasn’t listening, plus told me I could not use the earphones during class. I chuckled plus told him they were earphones. I was partially deaf plus they were my hearing aids. He turned a bright shade of red, plus asked why I wasn’t in the front of the class, but once I reminded him that I was until he changed our seats, the Heating & Air Conditioning instructor turned an even brighter shade of red. When class was back in session, he moved several of us, so it didn’t look like he was just picking on me. He said that there were many shiny, cheerful Heating & Air Conditioning faces that he needed to see more clearly.