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I'm taking a course right now that, among other things, covers ethical issues in the use of technology. I hate classes like this, and until now, I couldn't quite nail down why.
I find myself repeatedly thinking, "This would be a great conversation between me and the professor, if it weren't for the rest of the damn class."
Bear with me for a minute, while I clearly define something you already know. When it comes to conversations requiring higher cognitive thoughts and judgment calls, you tend to be more careful about who is on the other side of the conversation. Nobody likes having such a conversation with someone who is ignorant, because nothing is gained from it. Having a conversation with someone who has well thought-out points, good reasons and solid logic is helpful in showing you points of view you might not have thought about before, and can strengthen your own opinions.
Having a conversation with someone who is ignorant is just annoying.
Now, back to my point. A class like this forces you to have these kinds of conversations with someone who's an idiot, simply because (class_size%you == class_size%them) and they ended up in your work group.
I don't like being forced to educate someone on a topic so I can have a conversation with them, when I ordinarily wouldn't bother to do so, particularly when they wooden-headedly maintain their ignorant standpoint.
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