Input from inattentive students
After about the 2nd or third day of class, I ask my students what is working for them and what is not. By this time, they should have a good idea of how the class is run, taught and managed. So when students respond, I typically get one of two responses - 1) everything is great or 2) I cannot learn the way you are teaching me. When I ask for what would halp them, they do not or cannot give specifc examples of what wwould help them. Any ideas on how to approach this?
I usually ask what exactly do you not understand. If they can verbalize that, then I usually can find a different way to explain the subject.
