The Know-It-Alls (aka. Kias)

You know what really grinds my gears, I'll give you a hint. They rest on six legs, they always seem to have an answer, and if no one shuts them up, they can carry on forever. If you guessed an old person with a walker...you're wrong, because old people are awesome and come with candy. The people I'm talking about are the classic, classroom know-it-alls. Everyone knows one, and if a name did not immediately pop into your head, that person is most likely you, but you probably "knew" that already. 

Kias ("kee-uhs"), or know-it-alls, are by far one of the most gear grinding students I have ever encountered. They are up there with the bum-like student who always gets 100s, and the project partner that graciously leaves you to do all of the work, but those are posts for another time. With Kias there is NEVER a statement or question they don't have a response for. Don't get me wrong, if you have the answer, go ahead and speak up, but give some other people in the class a chance, you aren't the only smart one there. Also, once you say your answer, no one is asking for your detailed explanation on how you came to discover the great conclusion that was your answer, the teacher only asked what 2 plus 2 is, you can take a seat and calm down. Kias have become so notorious, that there are actually sites dedicated to tame you and your ranting ways. I actually enjoyed Scott Hayden's post, on "How to Deal with Know-It-All Personalities." (I'll put the link down at the bottom of this post.) 

To all of the Kias out there, do know, for every kia rant you go on, you add one more person who is waiting for you to say something utterly dumb. And when you do say something moronic, we will be there, so that we can exploit it and wave your dumb comment over your head, for the remainder of class time. So, Kias if you don't want that, shut-up and shape up, so you can stop grinding my gears.