The Importance of Shutting Up

Making room for other voices in the classroom

Teachers like to talk. I was a teacher, and while I think of myself as an introvert at heart, I have to admit that in the right circumstances, man do I like to talk. My parents were teachers. My wife was a teacher. Talkers, all.

This shouldn’t be surprising. We know a lot of stuff. We’re passionate about the things we know. We like to share. We love to s…