I've seen a couple friends over the years post about this happening. I know it's not just me - in fact, I'm willing to bet every private lesson music teacher ever has had this happen and, well, what's does proper etiquette say you should do? Well, let's post the situation:
You are a private music teacher. You are teaching a private student and, in the middle of the lesson, the student toots. The student doesn't acknowledge the fact that he has passed gas, nor do you make any indication that you heard it. Then, noxious fumes hit. What do you do?
Hilarious, yes, but at the same time, what do you do? I was thinking about this over the past couple weeks and came up with some thoughtful solutions. Which do you think is best? Or do you think another would be better? Let's hear your thoughts!
A) You turn to the student and say "excuse you," so as to acknowledge that it happened and to politely let the student off the hook. You then endure the ensuing cloud of gas without tears, screaming, or gagging.
B) You immediately scream, gasp for air, fall to the floor, and clutch at your throat while trying in vain to crawl as quickly as possible away from the student. You also scream something at that in the vein of "Was that a burrito????"
C) You are competitive - you try to make one louder and more noxious.
D) You ignore it and pretend it never happened, no matter how audible or horrible it might be.
Ignore it....drawing attention to them will probably embarrass them more than they already are.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but aren't you tempted to make such an example that they'd never want to pass wind again? Lololol!
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