The YAYA trap
YAYA stands for You Ask, volunteers Answer. Teacher do this all the time; I did it myself for years Questions are asked; hands go up, keen volunteers speak; the lesson can feel very lively; the teacher will often think that things went rather well. For a couple of minutes, this is an active thing to do; but it has a very life. If you're not volunteering, you know that no one is going to bother you. The keen participants at the front can do the work; all