As I was just telling my father, when I came to class today, I found students sitting in the dark in complete silence.
“Why don’t you turn on the lights?” I asked.
“Lazy. . .” they drawled.
This is why I welcome any sign of engagement with or interest in pretty much anything. Even if I saw students with a poster saying, “Stalin kicks ass!”, I’d prefer that to indifference. If people know who Stalin is and have some – any – sort of emotional response to him, there is a chance to engage them in a discussion and change their minds.
It is much sadder when there are no minds to change.
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