Tag: college students

“Since students are more likely to learn when they do their own thinking, it is useful to encourage as many to think independently about a question as possible.”

It’s a well-documented trend: college students are increasingly reluctant to participate in class discussions. Especially during the early weeks of the semester – like now – creating the sort of classroom environment that fosters discussion is a huge challenge. I turned to this classic book by Derek Bruff for … Read More

“Students who have experienced trauma and stress are not a small subpopulation of students.”

This book, like last week’s book, discusses “Adverse Childhood Experiences,” which is a set of 10 questions that assess the level of trauma kids experience.  These questions focus on exposure to mental illness, addiction, abandonment, hunger, physical abuse or danger, sexual assault, and imprisonment. Studies have found that about a … Read More