In college, students no longer need to stand up when asked to recite in class. Whereas in high school, teachers encourage students to rise up from our seats when we want to share ideas or information to the class. I think this sprouted from the notion that, standing up to speak, is associated to formality and organization. It is a behavior that we were trained to practice in school because it is what is proper. However, for me it is more than that. Basically, we do that in high school and elementary because almost every student wants to participate. Hence to avoid disorganization, the teacher will instruct his/her students to stand up every time they desire to speak. But now that I'm in college, professors do not take it as a big deal anymore. Perhaps, I believe one reason is that, students barely have something to say as response to the questions being thrown to them. I can barely understand the lessons, then I'll suddenly get called to answer, "How do you think did I come up with this solution?"