I love the part about active silence. Silence is often understood to be a negative presence in the classroom but I think there is value in a silence when it is effective and productive. Sometimes, silence is needed for students to learn and we can use this in our classrooms as well. Awesome point!
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Such a wonderful post! Yes, I totally agree with you. I also appreciated the connection you made between music and teaching. Similar to how music artists recognize that they can’t perform in the same way everytime, teachers also should recognize that they too can not teach the same every time. The advancements in technology have helped with this movement, but I think the students we teach have also changed this as well. Students are coming in with new and old expectations of how to learn. As new faculty members and teachers, we need to recognize this and be prepared to adapt and change.
