Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Go away

When a lecturer/tutor says that you should feel free to ask any questions, any questions at all, and he'll answer them, it's to tell you not to be afraid of clearing up your doubts. So, by all means, ask the question, even if it might sound stupid.

It is NOT however, the cue for you to:
  • ask questions that you already know the answer to, just so that your prescence will be acknowledged
  • ask questions that you already know the answer to, just to show that you've read ahead of the class
  • ask questions about material that hasn't been covered in class, just to show that you know more than you're supposed to
He asked for questions on stuff that he covered IN class, not questions about stuff that he's only going to cover in 2 weeks time.

So if you understand everything, fine and good. Shut up. Help others who have difficulty. Or just drop the class. I'm not interested in how you think this class is so easy it's a joke, or about how you already covered all this in your high school or at the A levels/French Bac/IB or what not. Keep it to yourself.

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