Of course, there are always those students who just never raise their hands to answer questions, and those students certainly would be fair game for something like a random call-out.

Raising a hand in class is hard. Here’s what you can do to make it easier—I wrote a piece about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week : “Look at the results.

Student in Censorship Row After 'Raising Hand' During Debate. Published Apr 04, 2016 at 12:40 PM EDT Updated Jun 02, 2016 at 4:16 PM EDT. Imogen Wilson, in Teviot debating hall at Edinburgh ...

A lot of students shrugged their shoulders when I called on them to answer questions at the beginning of the year. Others mumbled, "I don't know." Then there were those kids who let me have it ...

On the other hand, individuals, who left their schools decades ago are not completely on board with the vilification of teachers raising their hands on students.

A student raising his hand to ask a question. getty. It’s widely accepted that students are the most important stakeholders in higher education. As a 2024 report on HelpfulProfessor.com argued, ...

Through a competitive application process, Raise Your Hand selected 26 schools representing 24 school districts across Texas to participate in the first Raising Family Partnerships fellowship cohort.