There are two sorts of people who make class discussions a pain, turning what could be perhaps the best way to learn into a taxing chore.
The first kind is when you have somebody who is genuinely brilliant. Somebody who has a thousand great thoughts flying through their head, but don't want to share them, because the butthole in the back of the class will respond by saying something invariably stupid. These people then stop participating in class discussions, which is horrid because it gives room for the other type of person.
This guy is one of the most annoying types of people on earth. Instead of having a lot to say, but remaining silent, this person has nothing to say, but says it anyway. Over and over again. These sacks of human beings enter the discussion with the sole purpose of getting called on at least half the time. This gets particularly bad when there are two of them. Their goal is not learn from the various viewpoints of their peers, but to assert theirs on the rest of the class. This asserting usually turns into a force feed, and in some particularly amusing/annoying situations, end up in a shouting match with the teacher.
The biggest problem with these people is that although they talk the most, they are perhaps the least qualified to do so. Almost without exception, the views expressed by these sorts tend to be very commonplace ones, without any new insight. This can be explained. The uninvited orator feels the absolute need to prove that they were smart enough to reach the answer, even though that's the expectation for the group as a whole. As a whole, very annoying.
This post really has no moral. I just needed to vent, because I listened to too many stupid comments today. That is all.
Peace out, readers.
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