The relevant content is in the essay after the comic. "That student is daring to be stupid. By calling attention to himself, he runs the risk that his fellow s

The relevant content is in the essay after the comic. "That student is daring to be stupid. By calling attention to himself, he runs the risk that his fellow students will think him an idiot. But you know what? That student is the smartest student in the class. Because he doesn't want to be left behind, he doesn't want to misunderstand something, and he wants to know if that mistake is a mistake in the teacher's writing or in his understanding. That student, by daring to be stupid, assures that he doesn't end up actually stupid."