The trouble understanding isn't the issue - the lack of curiosity is. They're English majors, on an education level whose purpose is to teach you how to learn.

The trouble understanding isn't the issue - the lack of curiosity is. They're English majors, on an education level whose purpose is to teach you how to learn. They did not learn or wante to learn, they guessed. Ignorance is fine, unwillingness to admit you don't know and lack the will to learn is not IMO.