When you arrive at the library at the beginning of your off-period, you expect to leave about an hour later with a significant amount of work accomplished and with seldom left to do that night. However, in the library, there are people with the goal to cause a ruckus and prevent everyone around them from getting their work done. During the period, the librarian yells at least ten times about how loudly everyone is talking and how if the volume is not lowered, silent study will begin. You leave the library with not as much done as you had hoped. Thankful for the brief moments of silence, you proceed to your next class. Through my experience in the Archbishop Mitty library, I have learned that there are three different causes for these disturbances:
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The reason they enter the library is to prevent others from concentrating. They are constantly trying to enrage everyone else in the library. Some Troublemakers accomplish their goal by playing dog whistles. They take advantage of the fact that the librarians cannot hear the high-pitched noises and that it is almost impossible to distinguish exactly where the sound originated. Some Troublemakers play music straight from their iPad. They put themselves at risk being asked to leave the library because it is relatively easy to find the source of the disruption. It is clear who caused the sound when everyone is staring at the same person. While their motive sets Troublemakers apart from average students in the library, there are other qualities that differentiate their group from the others.
A Troublemaker can be immediately distinguished when silent study begins. When the librarian makes their declaration that the period of working in silence is beginning, they acknowledge the fact that the they will be asked to leave if they continue to talk noisily. Therefore, they resort to discrete methods of disruption. This includes dramatically coughing and sneezing. The dog whistles continue distract students as they either try to block them out or silently try to figure out who is producing them. When enough people become fed up with their behavior, The Troublemakers are reported and are asked to
The reason they enter the library is to prevent others from concentrating. They are constantly trying to enrage everyone else in the library. Some Troublemakers accomplish their goal by playing dog whistles. They take advantage of the fact that the librarians cannot hear the high-pitched noises and that it is almost impossible to distinguish exactly where the sound originated. Some Troublemakers play music straight from their iPad. They put themselves at risk being asked to leave the library because it is relatively easy to find the source of the disruption. It is clear who caused the sound when everyone is staring at the same person. While their motive sets Troublemakers apart from average students in the library, there are other qualities that differentiate their group from the others.
A Troublemaker can be immediately distinguished when silent study begins. When the librarian makes their declaration that the period of working in silence is beginning, they acknowledge the fact that the they will be asked to leave if they continue to talk noisily. Therefore, they resort to discrete methods of disruption. This includes dramatically coughing and sneezing. The dog whistles continue distract students as they either try to block them out or silently try to figure out who is producing them. When enough people become fed up with their behavior, The Troublemakers are reported and are asked to