This seems to be the common rule in most classrooms. It is easily explained in a lecture setting. Indeed, everyone must be focused on what the professor is saying. A discussion would only create a ...

Whenever you lead a class discussion, you naturally want to see your students eagerly participating. It shows they’re engaged, and that’s surely a prerequisite for learning. But too often academics ...

David Wolowitz of Greenland is senior director, Education Law Group at McLane Middleton. In March, Vladimir Putin signed a law that punishes public statements contradicting the Russian government’s ...