But the general rule is that treating students with respect — which means we neither compel them to speak nor determine unilaterally who gets to do so — is ethically appropriate, educationally beneficial, and practically realistic … as long as we’re willing to give up some control.
— <p>Alfie Kohn, “<a href=“http://www.alfiekohn.org/blogs/hands/">Your Hand’s Not Raised? Too Bad: I’m Calling on You Anyway</a>”</p><p>It has taken me 16 years of teaching to get to this point, and I still struggle with where exactly the line is — but it’s about making better mistakes tomorrow.</p>