I mean you could ask how the alt right could see Trump's debate performance and not conclude he's a rambling incoherent moron not fit to be an assistant manager at Wal-mart
but then you could also ask why florida man keeps stabbing people and painting a dick on the map with an airplane and fighting crocodiles
Calm, tired "enough, man" "really, dude?" every third one or so might go a long way
Although I agree with MrMr that in-class responses would not really be productive, it would be amazing
I would absolutely talk to the prof, why not, but I think there's a useful middle ground where you call it out audibly but don't get in a confrontation. Two words and then if he responds do the first half of the seinfeld get-up-and-leave gif where you throw your hands up and smile and shake your head. Say something dismissive like "okay, man, just trying to learn here."
If you do it a couple times other people may join in, especially if the guy is as artless as it sounds. That may have a chilling effect much quicker than anything the professor can do.
If it doesn't go off well the first few times give it up.
chu study up on some esoteric bit of math and then ask a question next class period as a prelude for you to show off your knowledge
it's not usually showing off some advanced math so much as it's like,
a) riffing unnecessarily about trivia off some minutia- the harmonic series, you say? professor, did you know that in reality when playing harmonics the human ear usually can't detect beyon-...
b) terrible puns, nonstop- haha gauss sure sounds like a headstrong guy with all these theories, so he was like... a boss gauss...
c) masturbatory questions that- from the tone of his voice- are very obviously not meant to further his understanding of the material. just like, hey professor when doing l'hopital could you ever have SO AND SO CONDITION? and the professor is like, well that would never be helpful or practical because- kid cuts him off BUT THIS IS MATH, WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICALITY? [loud, hyena laughter] COULDN'T IT WORK THOUGH? *shitty grin* COULDN'T WE CONCEIVE OF A SITUATION WHERE THAT WAS THE CASE HEHE?
d) literally unrelated math questions during office hours or the period when the prof is walking around to check on us during group work- HEY PROFESSOR SO I WAS THINKING EARLIER ABOUT COIN FLIPPING PROBABILITY...
and the prof shuts him down some of the time but not very often : (
would you..
chu...
would you say he goes off on tangents?
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
i've already asked this guy (very nicely and placatingly- i don't want to be a shit, it's super cool that you're enthusiastic about math, etc) to please save his masturbatory recreational questions and nonstop banter for outside of lecture time and he was like sure, no problem. and today it was back worse than ever
should i say something to the prof? or is he gonna be like uh i don't teach high school, this isn't my problem? or will he maybe receive the complaint well and personally clamp down on not responding to the kid's musings? or do i just have to accept that people like this are in some courses and you just have to bite your lip
i'm on the precipice of passing this class that's tormented me for years and this is bumming me out so bad that the precious lecture time i absolutely need is being cut into by this kid's fucking navelgazing and self-congratulating shitty jokes and boulder hippie belly chuckles
Chu. Be the hero that your class needs.
Just raise your hand and ask if class discussion can remain relevant to material that will be focused in the course.
Protip: Play the stupid card. Ask if what he brought up was germane because it took up so much time and you didn't understand it.
If there's one thing that I appreciate about going back to school in my 30s, it's that now I don't give a fuck about calling people out on wasting my time.
You don't have to be a dick about it, but hey, you fucking paid to be here, you need this lecture time. If this material isn't related to class I'd like to talk about X, Y, and Z please.
You're there to help yourself, not to be liked by some random dip in class.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
Also I want to know what my dad thinks is "presidential."
Is letting your candidate hang himself not "presidential?"
Having a penis
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
chu study up on some esoteric bit of math and then ask a question next class period as a prelude for you to show off your knowledge
it's not usually showing off some advanced math so much as it's like,
a) riffing unnecessarily about trivia off some minutia- the harmonic series, you say? professor, did you know that in reality when playing harmonics the human ear usually can't detect beyon-...
b) terrible puns, nonstop- haha gauss sure sounds like a headstrong guy with all these theories, so he was like... a boss gauss...
c) masturbatory questions that- from the tone of his voice- are very obviously not meant to further his understanding of the material. just like, hey professor when doing l'hopital could you ever have SO AND SO CONDITION? and the professor is like, well that would never be helpful or practical because- kid cuts him off BUT THIS IS MATH, WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICALITY? [loud, hyena laughter] COULDN'T IT WORK THOUGH? *shitty grin* COULDN'T WE CONCEIVE OF A SITUATION WHERE THAT WAS THE CASE HEHE?
d) literally unrelated math questions during office hours or the period when the prof is walking around to check on us during group work- HEY PROFESSOR SO I WAS THINKING EARLIER ABOUT COIN FLIPPING PROBABILITY...
and the prof shuts him down some of the time but not very often : (
would you..
chu...
would you say he goes off on tangents?
Maybe he doesn't know how awful he is
You should give him a sine
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
i've already asked this guy (very nicely and placatingly- i don't want to be a shit, it's super cool that you're enthusiastic about math, etc) to please save his masturbatory recreational questions and nonstop banter for outside of lecture time and he was like sure, no problem. and today it was back worse than ever
should i say something to the prof? or is he gonna be like uh i don't teach high school, this isn't my problem? or will he maybe receive the complaint well and personally clamp down on not responding to the kid's musings? or do i just have to accept that people like this are in some courses and you just have to bite your lip
i'm on the precipice of passing this class that's tormented me for years and this is bumming me out so bad that the precious lecture time i absolutely need is being cut into by this kid's fucking navelgazing and self-congratulating shitty jokes and boulder hippie belly chuckles
Chu. Be the hero that your class needs.
Just raise your hand and ask if class discussion can remain relevant to material that will be focused in the course.
Protip: Play the stupid card. Ask if what he brought up was germane because it took up so much time and you didn't understand it.
If there's one thing that I appreciate about going back to school in my 30s, it's that now I don't give a fuck about calling people out on wasting my time.
You don't have to be a dick about it, but hey, you fucking paid to be here, you need this lecture time. If this material isn't related to class I'd like to talk about X, Y, and Z please.
You're there to help yourself, not to be liked by some random dip in class.
I have never had patience for know-it-alls that want to chafe their dicks in front of the only audience they'll ever have before they are beaten into routine mediocrity by life.
Yup you were captain of your debate team and can create a better argument than the guy who gets his news from the daily show. Enjoy it. It is fleeting.
he came out of retirement to teach us because the teacher they hired that year could not teach for the life of her (she was an engineering person, brilliant engineer too)
But they panicked because both the trig guy retired and the calc/algebra teacher retired too, so they basically threw a ton of money at her.
She quit after 4 weeks.
We didn't have a teacher for a month while they threw even more money at the trig and calc peeps to come back
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
chu study up on some esoteric bit of math and then ask a question next class period as a prelude for you to show off your knowledge
it's not usually showing off some advanced math so much as it's like,
a) riffing unnecessarily about trivia off some minutia- the harmonic series, you say? professor, did you know that in reality when playing harmonics the human ear usually can't detect beyon-...
b) terrible puns, nonstop- haha gauss sure sounds like a headstrong guy with all these theories, so he was like... a boss gauss...
c) masturbatory questions that- from the tone of his voice- are very obviously not meant to further his understanding of the material. just like, hey professor when doing l'hopital could you ever have SO AND SO CONDITION? and the professor is like, well that would never be helpful or practical because- kid cuts him off BUT THIS IS MATH, WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICALITY? [loud, hyena laughter] COULDN'T IT WORK THOUGH? *shitty grin* COULDN'T WE CONCEIVE OF A SITUATION WHERE THAT WAS THE CASE HEHE?
d) literally unrelated math questions during office hours or the period when the prof is walking around to check on us during group work- HEY PROFESSOR SO I WAS THINKING EARLIER ABOUT COIN FLIPPING PROBABILITY...
and the prof shuts him down some of the time but not very often : (
Do the slow jerk chu
Make eye contact with the kid so he knows whats up
chu study up on some esoteric bit of math and then ask a question next class period as a prelude for you to show off your knowledge
it's not usually showing off some advanced math so much as it's like,
a) riffing unnecessarily about trivia off some minutia- the harmonic series, you say? professor, did you know that in reality when playing harmonics the human ear usually can't detect beyon-...
b) terrible puns, nonstop- haha gauss sure sounds like a headstrong guy with all these theories, so he was like... a boss gauss...
c) masturbatory questions that- from the tone of his voice- are very obviously not meant to further his understanding of the material. just like, hey professor when doing l'hopital could you ever have SO AND SO CONDITION? and the professor is like, well that would never be helpful or practical because- kid cuts him off BUT THIS IS MATH, WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICALITY? [loud, hyena laughter] COULDN'T IT WORK THOUGH? *shitty grin* COULDN'T WE CONCEIVE OF A SITUATION WHERE THAT WAS THE CASE HEHE?
d) literally unrelated math questions during office hours or the period when the prof is walking around to check on us during group work- HEY PROFESSOR SO I WAS THINKING EARLIER ABOUT COIN FLIPPING PROBABILITY...
and the prof shuts him down some of the time but not very often : (
Do the slow jerk chu
Make eye contact with the kid so he knows whats up
chu study up on some esoteric bit of math and then ask a question next class period as a prelude for you to show off your knowledge
it's not usually showing off some advanced math so much as it's like,
a) riffing unnecessarily about trivia off some minutia- the harmonic series, you say? professor, did you know that in reality when playing harmonics the human ear usually can't detect beyon-...
b) terrible puns, nonstop- haha gauss sure sounds like a headstrong guy with all these theories, so he was like... a boss gauss...
c) masturbatory questions that- from the tone of his voice- are very obviously not meant to further his understanding of the material. just like, hey professor when doing l'hopital could you ever have SO AND SO CONDITION? and the professor is like, well that would never be helpful or practical because- kid cuts him off BUT THIS IS MATH, WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICALITY? [loud, hyena laughter] COULDN'T IT WORK THOUGH? *shitty grin* COULDN'T WE CONCEIVE OF A SITUATION WHERE THAT WAS THE CASE HEHE?
d) literally unrelated math questions during office hours or the period when the prof is walking around to check on us during group work- HEY PROFESSOR SO I WAS THINKING EARLIER ABOUT COIN FLIPPING PROBABILITY...
and the prof shuts him down some of the time but not very often : (
Do the slow jerk chu
Make eye contact with the kid so he knows whats up
First time watching a debate && I must say it was more interesting then I thought... I dont really think either nominee is ideal but im leaning more towards one now. I need to do some more research though! #Trumpwasntprepared #hisstrugglewasreal #NotAFanTonight #sorrynotsorry
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*stares blankly, knowing that I have very much been a classroom attention hog in the past*
Maybe this out doesn't apply to you and you really were a doofus but: I also wouldn't care if he just asked a lot of questions or reaffirmed his knowledge a whole lot. I don't begrudge people for needing constant affirmation and restatements and stuff. Id probably ask more questions myself except I'm sort of a slow-burn thinker so it takes time for me to even contextualize the question I want to ask
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how could she forget? probably because of her dementia/parkinsons/feline AIDS
it's for educational purposes.
but then you could also ask why florida man keeps stabbing people and painting a dick on the map with an airplane and fighting crocodiles
Is letting your candidate hang himself not "presidential?"
well, so is porn....
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
she's kind of intimidating :x
I would absolutely talk to the prof, why not, but I think there's a useful middle ground where you call it out audibly but don't get in a confrontation. Two words and then if he responds do the first half of the seinfeld get-up-and-leave gif where you throw your hands up and smile and shake your head. Say something dismissive like "okay, man, just trying to learn here."
If you do it a couple times other people may join in, especially if the guy is as artless as it sounds. That may have a chilling effect much quicker than anything the professor can do.
If it doesn't go off well the first few times give it up.
would you..
chu...
would you say he goes off on tangents?
If there's one thing that I appreciate about going back to school in my 30s, it's that now I don't give a fuck about calling people out on wasting my time.
You don't have to be a dick about it, but hey, you fucking paid to be here, you need this lecture time. If this material isn't related to class I'd like to talk about X, Y, and Z please.
You're there to help yourself, not to be liked by some random dip in class.
Having a penis
this joke
consigned
Maybe he doesn't know how awful he is
You should give him a sine
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Butts
I have a penis!
I have never had patience for know-it-alls that want to chafe their dicks in front of the only audience they'll ever have before they are beaten into routine mediocrity by life.
Yup you were captain of your debate team and can create a better argument than the guy who gets his news from the daily show. Enjoy it. It is fleeting.
I loved that guy though
he came out of retirement to teach us because the teacher they hired that year could not teach for the life of her (she was an engineering person, brilliant engineer too)
But they panicked because both the trig guy retired and the calc/algebra teacher retired too, so they basically threw a ton of money at her.
She quit after 4 weeks.
We didn't have a teacher for a month while they threw even more money at the trig and calc peeps to come back
(presumably this is only the sliver of hope offered to make the ultimate result so much tragic)
and being 35
sir I've been reading about string theory and
skippy has that, too
Do the slow jerk chu
Make eye contact with the kid so he knows whats up
IM THIRTY FOUR
skippy 2017
I'M LETTING IT HEAL
Ronya, did Alan Greenspan die so you could be intimidated
I like chicken. Especially thighs. I'm a thigh man
Chu it's for the class
welp i guess i get to be president then
Maybe this out doesn't apply to you and you really were a doofus but: I also wouldn't care if he just asked a lot of questions or reaffirmed his knowledge a whole lot. I don't begrudge people for needing constant affirmation and restatements and stuff. Id probably ask more questions myself except I'm sort of a slow-burn thinker so it takes time for me to even contextualize the question I want to ask
that's our word
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
not even really vocalizing, just mouthing the words and working ever more air through your vocal cords
shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
and then you wake up in a dumpster covered in blood and calculus, neither of which are yours