Rant about college students who...

[midnight growler]

I knew I was wasting my time and money at one college in particular. There was a typical 18 yr old undergrad who just plain and simple admitted to me one day the reason he asked the most idiotic and pointless questions possible out loud in class during the most difficult times.

He purposely did it to make the professors stop talking.

Thanks bro, we're only paying tens of thousands of dollars, all of it overpriced and soaked in our blood, sweat, and tears. But at least he shut up.

Wait, does that make him sort sort of hero for getting Dr Dumbshit PhD to shut and be quiet? Could this kid be a sort of antihero?

No because now we've got two dumbshits, one old and one young trying to sort out the answer to a question that you should have never asked in the first place.

Needless to say, I am glad I am no longer at that college.

 

[Fayd]

of the four classes i've taken at CC's, none of them have included any students as described by the op.

there were a couple students 30-40+, but of those, all of them either sat in back and said nothing, or asked the same clarification questions of the teacher the rest of us were thinking.

so quit whining, op. or take some real classes, and not remedial poly-sci.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

i've seen this in my grad classes too. but obviously i need to get into a better grad program.

 

[0roo0roo]

the loud one gets your attention, bias sample.

i did have one loud mouth in an early bio class that decided to argue with the teacher about evolution. that was fail

 

[jlee]

Don't forget to bring the pics of your grand kids. And the young kids these days are all about facebook. You could tell him all about how amazing it is that in your lifetime we've gone from the telegraph to THIS and how heartwarming it is to watch your family grow right in front of you and OH... he's not going to believe what little so-and-so is up to now. Don't forget to let him know how much this has changed your life. That and your new Smart Phone you just got from AARP. I bet he doesn't know that texting is a neat way to keep in touch with people when you're on the go like you are and it's sooo much easier than texting the old way when you had to go 22 444 5 555 etc. I bet you even remember what it was like to have to know how to read a map if you were going to drive in an unfamilliar place. And when you used to have to go to the video store to rent a movie. *bbrrraapp* Excuse me... Oh, who am I kidding... when you had to go to the MOVIE THEATER while the movie was playing or you'd never be able to see it. But you don't go to the movies as much as you used to now because it's so darned expensive. I'm sure in your day you could get into a first run film for $1 and gas was $.79/gallon.

:awe:

Damn, I am old. And I remember gas at..maybe not 79 cents, but 87 cents rings a bell.

 

[Bateluer]

Looks like we can add Lack of Respect to Elders to the list of ATOT's Holier Than Thou list.

 

[gorcorps]

Meh, know-it-alls are annoying in general, and aren't limited to old people.

 

[Double Trouble]

Meh, know-it-alls are annoying in general, and aren't limited to old people.

This!

Old or not, people who feel their input or experience is somehow invaluable to the rest of the class all the time are just damn annoying. A good teacher will nip that in the bud, but it can be hard.

 

[PrayForDeath]

dude.

creepy, fuzzy cell phone pic. by tomorrow.

the rules demand it.

This

 

[EagleKeeper]

The fact that some 40 yr old student may know more from being out in the world than a 30 year old college instructor could have some bearing.

It is also harder for one to come back to school; you get out of the study absorption rhythm and you have to put up with smart ass youngsters that think they are hot shots.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

The fact that some 40 yr old student may know more from being out in the world than a 30 year old college instructor could have some bearing.

It is also harder for one to come back to school; you get out of the study absorption rhythm and you have to put up with smart ass youngsters that think they are hot shots.

Being older does not automatically equal having more knowledge. That's a common mistake people make. I know tons of 40-year-olds, including my mom and people I've met in college, who are far from being wise.

 

[dabuddha]

The OPs right. I've had retards like that in my classes back when I was in college and holy hell they waste so much fucking time. Granted, sometimes their stories might have some relevance on what we're discussing but from my experience, 80% of the time they don't. We don't need to hear a god damn story every single time the prof brings up a new point or topic.

 

[Squisher]

Yeah, and I've had tons of young people in classes that contribute nothing, sitting there afraid of their own shadow. Maybe once you grow a little hair on your balls you'll be a better student.





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[MotF Bane]

dude.

creepy, fuzzy cell phone pic. by tomorrow.

the rules demand it.

This.

 

[PingSpike]

I went to a commuter school, and my first thought was to agree with you...but like some one else said its selection bias. If I think back there were a ton of older students that I'd just sort of forgotten about because they were just average non-annoying students. But yeah, there was a "that guy" in many of my classes that drove me nuts. Rambling on about something only semi relevant he did and eating up class time...or worse causing class to run over so I was late for my next one. I remember his worse trait is that when called upon it seemed to take him about 30 seconds to spin up the drives before he'd actually say anything and then his slow and methodical speech would drag it out even further. He was one of those people that talk so slow you ADHD on them mid way through their sentence.

 

[SP33Demon]

That old man either isn't very smooth and/or has never heard of viagra. 18 yr old > stupid debate on security. And you'd be surprised how many you can pull as a 40 yr old.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Is a non-traditional student and coming back to school in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s. I have no problem with you going back to school as I am in the same boat as you but please STFU. You don't know it all and stop opening your mouth pretending to know it all every time the professor speak. Holy shit that's annoying, not only it makes you look dumb pretending to know everything, you are a loser trying to compete with 18 year old high school kids.

I got this mid 40 year old guy in my class who's one of those "one-upper" kind of guy. Loves to talk and brag about himself and how great he is. Throwing his credentials left and right about being a deputy fire chief and how he was in Iraq 10 years ago as a tank commander, blah blah blah. He actually sounded like a 16 year old kid the more he talks now that I think about it.

We're having a discussion about invasion of privacy via airport security cameras being able to see through clothing, he was literally yelling and screaming against this 18 year old girl on how it's not. Meanwhile everyone else in the class just look at each other with disgust as to why this idiotic loser won't STFU.
Moral of the story is, If you're old, get some maturity and act your age. Losers.
That is all.

aren't you in your mid 30's as well?

 

[bas1c]

Being a know-it-all, for the most part, is fine for me. If they need to stroke their ego by showing they know everything, while providing the class with some nuggets, then so be it. The problem I have is the tendency to throw out their credentials, company, and position. It just seems like they are trying to wow the rest of the class. I have the same issue with people here who post job related questions and always preface their post with "I work with a Fortune 500/Fortune 100/Multinational/Big Four company". Who gives a shit. Just give us a short background on what you do and if you are happy and ask the f'n question.

 

[Svnla]

That does it motherfucker...Tomorrow, I'm sitting next to you...I had two big bowls of beans tonight and washed them down with a couple of beers...I'm gonna be tuned up.

Then, we'll spend half the class discussing it.

Nerds Fight!!! :awe:

Farting gas plus the smell of old people = Weapon With Massive Destruction..ewwww

OTOTH, I don't remember any "know it all" old cooters when I was in college.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Went to CC for 2 years, went to uni for about 1 semester now ... never heard of this issue.

 

[Farmer]

Old people suck.

 

[shortylickens]

Went to CC for 2 years, went to uni for about 1 semester now ... never heard of this issue.

Am 32 and I dont do it cuz I just wanna learn and not take any longer than needed.
Never saw any older guys go on long rants either.

I think OP is just a man slut.

 

[sandorski]

STFU kid and bring me another Double Double Iced Latte.

 

[bignateyk]

I'd probably be embarassed to be in class at 40 years old with a bunch of young kids. As such I'd probably just keep my mouth shut the whole time.

 

[Farang]

Fixed that last part...BUT, I don't have a "smart phone," hell, I don't have a "dumb phone" anymore, and I don't think I've ever sent a text in my life...but I MIGHT go on a rant about how you used to have to carry a pocket full of change so you could use a pay phone, IF there was one around...at a nickel or dime per call...and if some shitstain hadn't broken the phone trying to steal the coins...or if some bimbo broad wasn't camped out on the gawddammed phone calling her pimp, boyfriend, sugar daddy, or every swinging dick she knew...

I don't do Facebook, Myspace, "Tweeter" or any of the other social networking sites...oh yeah...I still haven't joined the AARP gang...yet. (they keep sending me their crap in the mail...but I disagree with a lot of their political stances...so fuck them too.)

The trick to farting in public...once you get old, is to just ignore it...act like it never happened. They just assume you're so old and hard of hearing that you don't know you farted...you learn to chuckle quietly to yourself as they turn green and gag at the stench...just be sure to carry a spare set of chonies in the rolling backpack. They might come in handy some day.

We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell 'em stories that don't go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say.

Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...