Have you ever been sitting in class on one of the first days of the quarter, and the teacher tells you to go around the room and introduce yourself to all of the other students in the class? What’s your first thought? Is it “Why do I have to do this?” Maybe you think to yourself, “If I don’t know them by senior year, do I really need to know them now?”
When a teacher has you go around and fill out a sheet, and write down a student’s name next to a subject that the other student relates to, do you ever remember by the end of the day, or was that just random busy work being done? Do you even care? “I think it is a waste of time” said Senior Amanda Letsinger. What about when you just have to introduce yourself individually? We all know how to communicate with each other, so it is apparently not a matter of teaching us how to talk to each other.
Teachers might argue that this is an important way to get us associated with the rest of the class. It might have us open up with the rest of the class. If you feel more comfortable with your surroundings, then you will be more likely to talk and interact with the class’s activities than if you didn’t know anyone. You have more than likely experienced this before. Have you ever looked back at a time when you first met someone that you are good friends with now? You were probably less out going with that person than you are now.
