I was in a master's level Political Science class taught by an Eastern European professor who looked and spoke like Grand Moff Tarkin.

I couldn't understand the lesson, I couldn't even parse the subject of the lesson, that's how lost I was, I had a terrible headache and my vision was blurry.
He called on me to debate the subject against someone who understood and I couldn't even tell if he was calling on me. All I could do was go up and try to grasp even what the subject of the debate was. Couldn't, the class ended and I was just lost, not a big deal. I came back after class, we had a term paper due soon and a classmate wanted to turn in his, I looked it over and it was high-school or even elementary school level work.
I got an itch to write mine, it was Friday and I was fixing to write it over the weekend. I wanted to ask the professor about the lesson and he was happy to go over it. I decided to let him decide the topic of my paper and off the cuff I came up with these four subjects:
-America's Rise to Imperialism
-The Russian Threat; Fear Mongering Over A Paper Tiger
-Victory Without Firing a Single Shot; China's Plan for World Domination
-Immigration and the Erasure of European Cultures
He seemed to enjoy these titles a lot. He discussed them with me and I was especially academic on the subject it sounded like I knew what I was talking about.
He said, "I'd love to have you work on Europe's Immigration Crisis"
I said, "It might be controversial, and this is just between you and me, I'd like to hear your take on this so I can write the paper for you, make it fun, like dessert."
He said, "I agree with you, it's a crisis that is a real possibility, and without the controversy, it might be too dry."
So I said, "Then I might delve into 'The Inevitable Rise of Conservative Totalitarianism in Europe,' I'll see where the research leads me."
He was pleased by that, genuine joy in his expression and said, "About the lesson, it was a minor point, not even worth filling your mind with details, don't worry about it."