AnalysisPedagogyTechnology
Is teaching a matter of how good we look or how well we teach?
How much does appearance matter to students: are they listening to the lesson because the content’s good or because we look good?
There’s a particular quiet that falls in the seconds after I walk into a lecture theatre. Before I’ve even said a word. A hundred pairs of eyes, taking a quick, wordless measure of me. I notice it most after a class that’s gone well, the kind where you can feel the room lean in and the hard idea actually lands.
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