In the Classroom: A Few Classroom Teaching Suggestions from an Introverted Teacher

I’d been aware of Susan Cain, but hadn’t really looked into her until now, prompted by the recent todo regarding the teaching of introverts. In her Ted talk, she reinforces a number of my beliefs and practices as a veteran introverted teacher. Here are some of them:

Quiet time. Because there was a time when any sort of classroom talk was harshly subdued, many experts have since encouraged a lot of classroom talk. I’ve always found that hard, no doubt because of my introvert nature, one that ne...