This kid the other day in my class...he was called on to read a little passage. And he started reading, and you know when you have those things in the back of your throat? That make your throat all raspy? Well this kid, right at that time, was experiencing this phenomenon. But instead of clearing out his throat--which would have taken all of 5 seconds--well, instead he just continued on reading, marred by this vocal flaw. And he read the passage, the whole time his voice just a shade below normal level, just a titch off-key. And oh, it was noticeable.

Then, after he was finished, he tried to silently cough, he tried to covertly clear his throat..


I think this kid should approach the whole situation a little differently next time.