Two at Once??

I was helping some students with Math this afternoon when I noticed something odd about HS.

 What was he doing?? 

A book on the desk, and a book under his feet?  What on earth??

When he used one foot to turn a page of the book on the floor, I grabbed my iPhone and began snapping pictures, trying to contain my laughter.

Was HS really trying to read two books at once? 

When he realized I had noticed, he brought his head back up and sheepishly admitted that he wasn't really reading two books at once. I'm not clear just what he was trying to do, but it still makes me smile.