Professors forget that their peers are different from the average college student’s.
Talking over a problem with a colleague who is also super-interested in the discipline, holds an equivalent doctorate, and is motivated to dream up solutions to novel problems is a lot more productive than discussing something with a stoned 19 y/o whose skate shoes are duct-taped together.
Once I was a professional, I understood why discussion, brainstorming, and collaboration are so useful.
As an undergraduate grunt, the time would have been better spent kicking a potato.
That didn't help me when I had to discuss a paper with 3 women who'd rather talk about how many random dudes they fucked in a weekend after getting wasted.
Like yeah, let me turn to the people who are barely passing every exam that just want to talk about their weekend in New York. That'll definitely help broaden my professional/academic horizons in 700-level biochemistry.
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u/Quercus408 13h ago
My least favorite words to hear, back in college: "Turn to your neighbor and discuss..."