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Getting and keeping students' attention, particularly as the semester
wears on, is always a problem. I offer my colleagues the following method
whereby I gain attention from the first moments of class, and regain it at
any time during the year.
Purchase one of those 'gourmet' candy canes from the stand most often
found near the check-out counter of the grocery store. It must be plain
white, no colors, no stripes. On the first day of class, break off an inch
or so, peel off the cellophane, and head into the classroom with this candy
hidden in your hand. Proceed to the chalkboard and pick up a piece of chalk.
Write your name on the board with the chalk, and as you finish, switch the
chalk with the candy. Turn around with the candy in place of the chalk, face
the students, and while giving them an intense look of meaningfull
concentration, place the candy in your mouth and chew. The louder, the better
During the next several minutes, it will occur to them that you have
just eaten your chalk. As the recognition crosses their faces, you may at
this time make note of the relative speed of cognition in this crop of
students. Or, simply watch the facial contortions for your own amusement.
As the semester progresses, and attention wavers, you may from time to
time stop in mid-sentence, walk to the board, grab a piece of chalk, and
consider it closely for several seconds. You will have regained the full
attention of the entire class.