I was in my highschool math class and when the first plane hit, the teacher told us to concentrate on the lesson and try not to let everything happening bother us.

I remember vividly hearing about Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy assassination and how everyone knew exactly where they were and what they were doing and I knew that this was HUGE. I got up from my seat and told the teacher I would be watching this historic and tragic event unfold and the math would still be there tomorrow. She told me to go to the principal's office, I did, and watched it with him. No punishment was ever given for my insubordination and I bet the teacher feels pretty silly for not allowing the other kids to see history before their eyes...