fed up at times

it's the refusal to engage that irritates me most. i don't care whether people agree with me or not, as long as they take the trouble to actually say something. but there is one class that seems hell bent on following its do-nothing leaders. they give a shit, so no one else tries to. out of 16, only about 5 are willing to make any kind of effort.

i just walked out of the class after exhausting my patience. later one of the students came up to me in the hallway to apologize for the rest of the class, well, not to apologize, but to say she too was very frustrated, that she appreciated my efforts to stimulate conversation and that she wished there would be more energy and participation from the rest of the group.

and this is the class that is supposed to be the best english students in the 12th year. not sure how i want to handle them going forward. maybe just come right out and say, ok, those of you who want to get into a real discussion, come over here. the rest of you can just eff off as much as you want, i give a good goddam. do whatever you like, just dont bother those of us who want to work.