April 18, 2010
Can a Professor Reach 'Nice, Quiet Boneheads'?
The community-college class I'd long dreaded was before me. There were no highly competent adults eager to mine college for gold. No clutch of top high-school students. Grades were abysmal. No matter what question I asked or whether I was cheerful or strident, the students had no opinions, interest, or energy. They squirmed uncomfortably, while my other classes at Monroe Community College eagerly engaged the topics.
Why couldn't I stir this class to life?
One young
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