Stupid Questions

The Best Professor Response to a Stupid Question

“What will the Format of the test be?”

“I'll ask questions. You'll answer them.”

What's with these people who barrage the professor with stupid questions the class before an exam? Look, there's no point in asking the professor how many questions are on the test. Knowing that the test will have four problems doesn't change how you study. It's a pointless question that somebody is always stupid enough to ask.

Another good one is, “Will the test be multiple choice?” Yeah, knowing that the test is or is not multiple choice will definitely change how I study for it. You mean we're going to be solving problems on the test just like in all the homework assignments?! Holy Shit this changes everything! Then once these people have asked their pointless questions they try to convince the prof to postpone the test.

Now, let me lay things out plain and simple: if you're too stupid to pass the test on Wednesday, chances are you'll still be too stupid to pass the test on Friday. Want to know the easiest path to success in your classes? Show up, pay attention, do the homework. Really, it's just that simple, because half of the class will be the losers who do none of those things, then ask stupid questions that piss off the half of the class who realize that if you're paying 13,000 dollars a year for something, you'd better get as much as you can out of that 13 grand investment. There's no reason to pay thousands and thousands of dollars in out of state tuition to not go to class. Personally, if I've paid that much for something I'm sure as hell going to show up. Seriously, success is mostly showing up, though some hard work, intelligence, and charisma don't hurt.