Journal 42 – Some manners at schools

A few year ago, students at Polish schools, including high schools, were standing up when teachers coming to classes. I don’t know how right now is, because changes running very fast. That kind of behavior testified about students respect for teachers. In this way students were greeting teachers, too. When teachers asked students to do oral tests, they were obligated to stand up, too.
Still, is unthinkable that a student could talk with a teacher and keeps his hands in the pockets. If a student wants to talk with a teacher, he should stand up.
When I first time, in the USA, saw a student who was sitting and talking with a teacher it shocked me. It happened at the class during the break. Right now, I became accustomed to these kinds of situations.