still just kids

One of the funny things about the class I'm in is how much we're still like kids. No matter how old you are, the moment you drop back into student mode, you regress. We whine about tests. We want to get out early. We argue over being given homework. We chat in class while the teacher is talking. All of that.

The thing is, most of us are past 30, we signed up for this course voluntarily, and we all want to do well as EMTs. We are adults with all the usual responsibilities, demands, and deadlines but stick us behind a desk and it is straight back to high school.

Okay, maybe not straight back. There are no cliques. No one is dating another classmate or has a crush or any of that. The chatter while the teacher is talking tends to be continuation of the subject rather than class gossip. So the regression isn't total, but we all still want to know if that's going to be on the test and can we leave early today?