Student wearing egghead mortarboard comes forward and says, Professor Temple, I was thinking about what you said in class about bacterial toxins causing some diseases. Also, they may have heard from parents or other adults that my college years were the best years of my life. While the goal is to obtain a bachelor's degree, academics are really peripheral, at best, a means to an end. They may choose their classes from those that are scheduled between 10 am and 2 pm. Well, I see it is time for class to be over, anyway.
Students start calling out questions.
Please, one of you come closer so I can hear you. Other students might best be described as scaredy-cats . These students are terrified of college, of being away from home, of failing socially, or failing academically. They are worried about living up to their parents expectations. They are afraid of embarrassing themselves in front of their peers, afraid of participating in class discussions, asking questions, or answering questions.