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It is very important to engage students as much as possible into the education process. One way to do this is with "daily experts." The "daily experts" technique helps to break the ice and ensures that students will have at least one opportunity to speak in front of the class.

Socrates cautioned his students that the unexamined life is a life not worth living. Education is a process in which the individual must routinely question the very roots of self-knowledge. The goal of such a process is the creation of a total individual, one in whom the higher ideals of life have been instilled. 

As educators we want to ensure the highest quality learning for our students. One way educators measure this learning is by assigning grades to the students. What makes one student more successful than another: study time, reading the textbook, practicing problems, study groups? Is there a better way to measure whether learning is actually occurring and whether or not the learning objectives of the course are being met?

“I’m not here to baby-sit and I’m certainly not their parent…”. As educators, how do we “[narrow] the gap between teachers’ and students’ social and cultural differences” while still maintaining a professional distance?