What really stuck out to me was the fact that students do not like to be called out in class. Allowing for students to answer for themselves at their own time is very important. The author said that if a teacher sees a student raise his hand who is normally quite, the teacher should call him as soon as possible.
This is difficult because sometimes students do not want to be singled out, but if the teacher does not call on different students, only one or two students may raise their hand for the question. So there has to be an in-between point for each class. I understand that students do not like being called on because they may not quite understand the material and once they are called on, they feel ridiculed by the class. Peer image is such an important quality for them that this type of embarrassment may completely turn the student away from the topic you are teaching.
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