Reclaiming the Classroom: Restoring Student Participation
College classrooms have grown quiet as students retreat behind screens and hesitate to speak, leaving discussions stalled and participation rare.
Participation in many college classrooms has become the exception while silence is the norm. Students often sit behind glowing screens, and when professors pose questions the room waits in stillness—hands rarely go up and discussions stall. For many students, speaking up feels uncomfortable or risky.