This is the sound... of silence
I would say that any teacher who prepares interactive classes, not lectures, is afraid of silence. The more inexperienced you are, the more you fear that you will ask questions and your students will not answer them. And the range goes from "How was your weekend?" to "What do you think about this video / film / song?". Desperating! As we can never know for sure what is going to happen during a class, it is always good to have an ace up our sleeve. But before resorting to other strategies, let's think about silence? Is that synonym of lack of interaction? Why aren't students talking? Let me ask you some questions! 1. Do you pay attention to your teacher's talking time? We cannot deny that some teachers love attention. Being on the spotlight is, for many people who choose the career, the best part of the job. This behavior, however, is not ideal for two reasons. First, you end up not...