> shut the fuck up and get through with it. Silence is suspicious: Teachers praise insights when they articulate the existing framework or expand it to apply

> shut the fuck up and get through with it. Silence is suspicious: Teachers praise insights when they articulate the existing framework or expand it to apply to novel domains. Meantime, it is common for teachers to exhort students who remain silent that “we really need to hear from you.” [..] A recent faculty email chain received enthusiastic support for recommending that we “‘officially’ flag students” who appear “resistant” to the “culture we are trying to establish.” When I questioned what form this resistance takes, examples presented by a colleague included [..] “just silence.”