that kid
Before I start ranting, I would like to apologize for the profuseness of rants that have been coming out of my mouth (fingers?) lately. It makes me feel like an ugly person... like, that is not how God would want me to look at things... but this will be the last one for awhile, I promise.
In my epidemiology class, there is that kid.
He is kind of a big oafy guy... short.... likes to wear camo shorts with plaid short sleeve shirts.... goatee and other assorted facial hair... usually wears a hat. Carries his school supplies in a messenger bag.
Aside from the camo / plaid combination, not all that strange or annoying.
However, when you combine these with the fact that he never shuts up, every single detail makes me cringe.
This kid is probably a jr or senior in college... he is a science major, and epidemiology is a 400 level course, so he is close to the end. You would think, at this point, he might have learned something...
Or at least learned enough to know that no one wants to hear every question that pops into his head.
Seriously, this kid never stops yapping. And no, he is not talking to his classmates, but continually asking the teacher utterly asinine questions which show that 1) he is obviously not paying attention very well, 2) is a bit slow on the uptake, and 3) just trying to waste time / suck up.
Now, of course, being a teacher myself, I love when kids ask questions, especially legitimate ones. Yes, there ARE such things as stupid questions, and by my definition, those are questions which feign incomprehension when its apparent that you need not be wasting my time.
This kid raises his hand after EVERY point that the teacher makes. And, okay, its not the easiest stuff, and sure, you are gonna have questions... but he raises his hand even when he does not have a question!
Example:
The prof starts talking about incidence density (ID) today, which is an index of how much disease is in a population.
Kid raises his hand.
Prof says Yes? (Imagine an inflection which says What the bleep are you going to ask now? and then a sigh)
Kid: pause.... pause..... "Ummmm".... pause..... "Uhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Then finally he comes up with a question, and asks it. Why do you raise your hand, kid, when you OBVIOUSLY dont even know what you want to ask yet?!
WHY DO YOU WASTE MY TIME?!
That being said, I have a fever and a headache and I am hormonal, so this kid is probably just annoying me way more than usual. But I must ask, why is there always a kid like this in my classes? It never fails. And I never stop wanting to smack them upside the head and tell them to shut their mouth for a moment and maybe, just maybe, they will learn something.
In my epidemiology class, there is that kid.
He is kind of a big oafy guy... short.... likes to wear camo shorts with plaid short sleeve shirts.... goatee and other assorted facial hair... usually wears a hat. Carries his school supplies in a messenger bag.
Aside from the camo / plaid combination, not all that strange or annoying.
However, when you combine these with the fact that he never shuts up, every single detail makes me cringe.
This kid is probably a jr or senior in college... he is a science major, and epidemiology is a 400 level course, so he is close to the end. You would think, at this point, he might have learned something...
Or at least learned enough to know that no one wants to hear every question that pops into his head.
Seriously, this kid never stops yapping. And no, he is not talking to his classmates, but continually asking the teacher utterly asinine questions which show that 1) he is obviously not paying attention very well, 2) is a bit slow on the uptake, and 3) just trying to waste time / suck up.
Now, of course, being a teacher myself, I love when kids ask questions, especially legitimate ones. Yes, there ARE such things as stupid questions, and by my definition, those are questions which feign incomprehension when its apparent that you need not be wasting my time.
This kid raises his hand after EVERY point that the teacher makes. And, okay, its not the easiest stuff, and sure, you are gonna have questions... but he raises his hand even when he does not have a question!
Example:
The prof starts talking about incidence density (ID) today, which is an index of how much disease is in a population.
Kid raises his hand.
Prof says Yes? (Imagine an inflection which says What the bleep are you going to ask now? and then a sigh)
Kid: pause.... pause..... "Ummmm".... pause..... "Uhhhhhhhhhhhh..."
Then finally he comes up with a question, and asks it. Why do you raise your hand, kid, when you OBVIOUSLY dont even know what you want to ask yet?!
WHY DO YOU WASTE MY TIME?!
That being said, I have a fever and a headache and I am hormonal, so this kid is probably just annoying me way more than usual. But I must ask, why is there always a kid like this in my classes? It never fails. And I never stop wanting to smack them upside the head and tell them to shut their mouth for a moment and maybe, just maybe, they will learn something.
posted by FireWithin at 7:07 PM
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