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OnWhyIAmReluctantToTalkInClass 21 - 24 Feb 2009 - Main.KahlilWilliams
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I can’t quite figure this out.
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 I have one question and one point. First, I wonder if people are any more or less reluctant to speak up in class now that we (presumably) have a better handle on the unique tone and focus of the class.
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<		Second, I think the reasons posited by Alex for speaking up in class only hold true where hand-raising is a way to have a limited dialogue with the professor; the list (information, affirmation, self-affirmation) is not particularly helpful if we think of speaking in class as a way to start discussion or bring up a alternative point of inquiry. While positive feeling (external and internal) may flow from shifting the debate, they need not be ends of themselves. In fact, since this class is specifically geared toward generating discussion, the "gunner" context in which we might typically view hand-raising seems particularly out-of-place.
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>		Second, I think the reasons posited by Alex for speaking up in class only hold true where hand-raising is a way to have a limited dialogue with the professor; the list Alex gives (information, affirmation, self-affirmation) is not particularly helpful if we view participation in class as a way to start discussion or bring up a alternative point of inquiry. While positive feelings (external and internal) may result from raising our hands, those feelings need not be ends in and of themselves. In fact, since this class is specifically geared toward generating discussion, viewing contribution to class as a way to draw attention to oneself seems off the mark.
 


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