The Power of Pausing on Student Learning
This post offers a timely and refreshingly honest look at what it means to teach during times of fatigue—both our students’ and our own. Drawing on grounded insight, Dr. Harbin models how a simple pause can deepen student engagement, spark meaningful reflection, and shift a classroom from passive review to active and invested learning. If you’re feeling the weight of the semester and wondering how to reconnect with your students (and yourself), this post offers a blueprint.
I noticed several students staring into the air, erasing and rewriting their responses.
I asked one student who looked especially invested, and she explained, “I was certain I could do it when you asked, but now that I’m doing it, I realize it’s more tricky than I realized.” TEACHING WIN!