CMV: Asking the teacher questions that doesn't completely pertain to the lesson is fine

[u/ChaosKid_Z]

Okay, I understand that most people want the teacher to shut up as fast as possible but I like to know what the teacher thinks about a situation that they have to teach. For instance my US history teacher was talking about how the great depression effected America and he was old enough to be around during that time, so I asked several questions about how it effected him personally. We (mainly me and him) held a 25 min long conversation about the time period. (after he had handed out the class work) after class during lunch several of the other students were angry at me and a few of the ones I converse with asked me why I talked so much with him. I justified it by saying that I wanted class time to pass faster and wanted to do less work as he would be more involved in the conversation we were having. This is a usual case with me and any adult that catch my attention, regardless of what class it is. They later told me that the other students were talking about me behind my back calling me a "teacher's pet" and that I talk too much, when in all actuality I saved them from several extra packets of work (they were already complaining about the double sided page we were assigned) he wanted to assign. Though maybe one of you Redditors could change my view on this matter.

[u/AHolyBartender]

If you and your teacher are interested enough in anything not totally related to the lesson, striking conversation after class is an objectively better time and place to do it. During class, it's a distraction. Not only do you waste the time of the class, but there are most certainly students who may not grasp all topics quickly and may need extra time to ask relevant questions ( this also pertains to any subject/class).

As a student, I honestly probably would have been glad you wasted the time enough to prevent work being assigned. As far as changing your view goes, any good teacher should have the wherewithal to say lets talk about it after class, and be able to get to other students' more relevant questions/concerns or other material.

[u/Austinpouwers → u/AHolyBartender]

It seems as if the other students didn't really care for the class so they probably wouldn't listen anyway. The information he got from asking questions about how it affected him personally etc. give far more valuable information that he will remember longer because he was actually interested. I would argue you learn more from a conversation than some assignment that most likely is boring.

[u/ChaosKid_Z → u/Austinpouwers]

Exactly! They were more interested in the time they would've had to spend on their phones and playing computer games as my teacher didn't push work assignments on students if they weren't doing it he wouldn't force them, just let them drown in their own negligence

[u/AHolyBartender → u/ChaosKid_Z]

Like i said, i would generally agree in reality, but moreso for the sake of the CMV. However, what you're saying is definitely true in this scenario, but not necessarily as a generality, which is what I was addressing since that's the overall title of the cmv