What did the teacher just say? As the only student sitting, I anxiously scanned the room, struggling to interpret the jumbled words and movements. My eyes fixed on a girl who seemed to know what to do as she placed notebooks onto an isolated table. Okay, so we're supposed to put our school supplies there, I concluded. As I placed my binder and colored pencils onto the desk, the teacher instructed us to sit down. I would later realize that...