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participation is too much? How little is
too little? When does publicly disagreeing
with a classmate constitute healthy
debate, and when does it seem competitive
and judgmental? One of Don’s
friends is worried because her professor
sent around an e-mail saying that anyone
with real-world experience on the
day’s case study should let him know in
advance. She’s sure that the professor’s
announcement was an effort to limit
stupid remarks like the one she made in
class last week. Another worries that
he’s not loud enough. “I just have a naturally
soft voice,” he says, “so when my
voice sounds normal to others, I feel
like I’m shouting. I have to work on it.”
The school also tries hard to turn
quiet students into talkers. The professors
have their own “Learning Teams,”
in which they egg each other on with
techniques to draw out reticent
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