The first few class periods flew by, with class proceeding as usual: the teacher focused solely on the students from the Upper Zone, while those from the Lower Zone had to struggle to follow what the teacher was saying and hope that someone from the Upper Zone would ask the questions they had.
If no one asked, they could only rely on themselves to look up the material in their textbooks and figure it out on their own, since the teachers not only didn't care if they failed, but actually thought it was a good thing when students from the Lower Zone failed and the class was left with only students from the Upper Zone.
At first, Lohan paid attention to what was being taught there, but the more he understood the subject matter—which wasn't that difficult for him given the education he'd already received in the other world—the more he realized it was a waste of time for him.
