We were visiting a high school classroom
and geometry students were supposed to be
working individually on a “Weekly Journal
Problem,” written on the whiteboard. Each
week the students were required to solve a
problem in their journals and they were given
5-10 minutes at the beginning of class to work
on the problem. However on this day, most
chit-chatted with each other, sat quietly, or
raised their hands for help from the teacher.