[alasam]

I don't know why I thought college had somehow changed in the years that I had been away, but amazingly enough it is quite a static place.

Case in point, during my first go round with college I was always irritated by those people who would interrupt the lecture to make redundant comments or to give unsolicited opinions while the lecturer is trying to deliver the lesson. Now back in the day, I would eventually lose my cool and spaz on these people, because I paid too much money to learn for me to waste time listening to someone vomit up tripe that has no bearing on my education.

Well today in my Poli Sci class i found one such individual. The professor was putting up some final points on the board and explaining some key terms, when she just randomly raises her hand to tell him what she thinks on one of the terms. He didn't ask for any opinions, it wasn't discussion time, she wasn't trying to get clarity on a definition...she just wanted him to know that she agreed with the definition and took like five minutes just to do that. What on earth?! It's the DEFINITION...it doesn't need our concurrence to be acceptable!

Now I am too old to flip my lid over this stuff anymore, but seriously I still pay too much of my own money to have someone interrupt the conveyance of key information to me just so they can get the masturbatory self pleasure of hearing themself speak and having the professor know that they exist.

I'm not unreasonable, I can live with it if a person does it occasionally, but I have no tolerance for repeat offenders and she looks like a world class interrupter. So what do you guys do when you encounter people like this? Do you just suck it up and deal or do you eventually get fed up and say something?

[THEmerryJANE]

Yeah there is always going to be that one person. I find it's always worse in a class like poli sci or philosophy because they always try to prove themselves as higher intellectual beings, hoping that the rest of the class finds them so immensely profound. 90% of the stuff they say are tautological and unneccessary. It's different from when someone asks a dumb question, maybe they don't know the answer. But I Hate unneccesary comments.

[kuku]

hahah very nice rant. I know exactly what you mean. There's a facebook group that says "put your hand down during class" or something like that. I hate those people who talk while the teacher is talking. It's annoying to those around the guy. Then there are the people who want to comment on everything... jeez just wait until office hours. I hate the people who are SLOW. IE: During a powerpoint slide the teacher is on slide 10 while the person asks a question about slide 5. GG.

[iAM_Vindicated]

ugh my class is pretty small, consisting of about 40 students.. and there's this FAT ANNOYING GUY that always has a remark to say. I can see other students rolling their eyes every time he speaks! I have to admit, this guy knows his material but he can't shutup. He went up to class and played the trumpet (this is a music class btw) voluntarily which was unnecessary, and then he has the nerve to go up to class and play the role of the teacher. He was like "GIVE ME THE MARKER!" to the teacher and everyone busted out laughing. Wow, talk about the nerve of this guy. It was hilarious though.

[esm90]

Yeah there is always going to be that one person. I find it's always worse in a class like poli sci or philosophy because they always try to prove themselves as higher intellectual beings, hoping that the rest of the class finds them so immensely profound. 90% of the stuff they say are tautological and unneccessary. It's different from when someone asks a dumb question, maybe they don't know the answer. But I Hate unneccesary comments.

Philosophy, definitely.

There's this girl in my class that, on the first day, kept going to the argument that we can't know nothing for sure and that there's no truth in anything. Like, is that a philosophical way of telling the entire class to just shut up or what?

[Kang1004]

ahhh yes definitely we all have one of those in our classes.

The problem is that there is nothing to do. You either tell them to shut up in front of the class but then you will seem like the rude, or you just bare it --

In one of my class there's that guy (continuing studies) that keep on trying to laugh with the teacher. Like he would put his hang up and then would simply start saying something funny that happened to him related to the subject being taught. The first time it was kinda fun but after a little while you just get tired of it. Like Alasam said, we're not paying thousands of dollars to hear his life.

The worse is that I first that he was doing that because the teacher was really approachable...but then in the second level of the course he's still doing it. One day I talked to him and then he said he loved to be back to school and told me how he enjoyed arguing gently with professors on subjects etc. I kinda understood he didnt do it for pride sake or whatever (hes a nice guy) but I think that since hes taking those classes for the pleasure of it he doesnt understand that some need to learn in a set amount of that or their future's gonna be affected....

Sincerely would I be a teacher and some student would start telling me how and why she agrees with me I would tell her to keep those kind of commentaries for office hours. I mean c'mon. This one was funny though, I should try it to see if my friends get annoyed

[kwok]

I'm in first year university and thought I would be able to get away from "the annoying kid". Unfortunately, this is not so..=(.

I'm also in a poli sci class!! Thankfully haven't encountered any of the annoying kids . But in my East Asian Civilizations class and there's this one guy at the front row who seems to make it his goal to LAUGH OUT LOUD whenever the prof tries to crack a little joke pertaining to the topic at hand..I'm not sure if he's trying to kiss ass but it's quite annoying when it's only him that laughs like a maniac.

But there are some instances where the annoying kid is down right hilarious, although not laughing with him, but at him =P.

[Kang1004]

I'm in first year university and thought I would be able to get away from "the annoying kid". Unfortunately, this is not so..=(.

I'm also in a poli sci class!! Thankfully haven't encountered any of the annoying kids . But in my East Asian Civilizations class and there's this one guy at the front row who seems to make it his goal to LAUGH OUT LOUD whenever the prof tries to crack a little joke pertaining to the topic at hand..I'm not sure if he's trying to kiss ass but it's quite annoying when it's only him that laughs like a maniac.

But there are some instances where the annoying kid is down right hilarious, although not laughing with him, but at him =P.

oh god those must be weird haha at least they're not that annoying but rather awkward lol

hehe ic you're with Guisso in 102 lol why dont you join eassu this year? some people will come into your class soon you should sign up ^^ anyway off topic lol

[vividinh]

my patience level is veryyyyy low so this kind of stuff, of course, ticks me off with great passion. there's this old lady in my math class who enjoys dictating steps to solving the problem. the professor would go solve a problem on the board and the lady would narrate what to do. like hello? we can see! i was so happy when i didn't hear her voice this week. i'm pretty sure she dropped out.

[jN x3 sK]

I have a person like that in one of my classes..all he does is make dumb jokes and constantly talks to me about his rapping career o.o

[hachi_x3]

lol wow yeah there's this one person in my East Asian Cultures class. When he talks everyone is just like "T_T...." However, sometimes he makes some good and insightful comments. But most of the time it's just not needed and a waste of time.

[BishieAddict]

really... well i was in engineering and the most annoying thing that happen in class was people grilling bacon in the back or toasting things. makes me hungry.
Not many people participate in lectures.

[Deziel]

I don't mind so much people who participates in class, but those people who yell out the answer every time the teacher asks a question... We get it, you are smart, let the rest of us do the answering for once...

Honestly, not to brag, in my math class, I know EVERYTHING... I did it the previous year, but I don't go and shout out the answer every time. There's one kid in everyone of my classes that does that. -o- Participating=Good. Show Off=Bad.

[sillymeboy]

I love slow people, they make me feel superior. I use to get mad like "Omg shut up already" but now I just laugh it off. Laughter=Cure

[alasam]

I love slow people, they make me feel superior. I use to get mad like "Omg shut up already" but now I just laugh it off. Laughter=Cure

I would be ok if she were slow. I understand we don't all assimilate information at the same pace. My issue is that she speaks without a purpose. Her comments are long winded and vapid. They don't edify the classroom discussion in anyway. It's an attention trip and it's retarded.

[xLionHeartx]

I'd rather have someone try to strike a retarded conversation than someone that snorts randomly extremely loud during class session. This girl made me stop and think for like half a minute everytime wondering how in the hell does someone have the balls to snort that loud in the classroom.

[crystallizedtear]

I know it's good to participate, but I do agree sometimes it's quite unnerving to have the same person answer every single question and ramble on about it...not really answering the question, just trying to say everything she knows in order to sound smart. Although I have to give her credit for giving really smart answers sometimes.

[maharu.]

LMAO yes we have that one annoying person in our class too.

I mean its nice to participate and show you care for the class. I respect that.
But when it comes to the point where the person gives these "I'm-way-smarter-than-you" remarks, I feel like I want to slap that person.
And its really annoying when the person answers EVERY SINGLE FREAKING QUESTION and acts like that person's the only one who can answer that.

And I feel like not going to the discussion class but its mandatory so...ughhh have to hear the rambling. Glad its just only some days a week.


But what bothers me the most is I'm talking to my friend about something and that person ALMOST always have something to say.
It's like PLEASE. I'll look at you and ask you a question like I sometimes do when I want your insight.



Phew that felt better.