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That was always a tension for me at university. Do I ask a question, because I'm stumped, this may be confusing others, and most people are too scared to do it? Or am I just holding up the class?

No idea what people thought, or if I crossed the line. If they're too shy to ask questions they're probably too shy to reprimand me for it.

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If you have a genuine question, I feel like it is fine. If you're holding up the class because they're all smarter than you, well, they can take up their issues with the admissions department.

But if you're asking basic questions even though you understand but you think the explanation might be confusing for others, you're probably just holding up the class.

No I never presumed that everyone was dumber than me and I had to fire questions off to prompt the lecturer to educate the plebs in the class. It was always genuine.

THats a selfish attitude.

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