It’s a terrible system. Yes, students need practice in group work, and in taking part in discussions, but there is a better way. My high school English teacher did a really great job of making sure we all took part in class—part of which was telling the bossy know-it-all types (yours truly) to shut up, because other…

I guess this means I’ll have to stop bragging about my breakthrough journalistic triumph during high school, which took the administration to task over not letting us eat lunch outside.