I just taughter my first class. It was also the first class of this semester, well, for most people on this campus (except for business students, I believe). So it was kind of rough. People was yawning, and their faces displayed distance and tiredness.
The sudoku was a really good idea. I saw several hands raised in the air when I asked for volunteers. The students were also quite cooperative, at least several of them. They were interested in the questions, and they were good at answering them. I was, and still am, feeling pleased. I think the sudoku part truly got some people interested in logic. We will keep doing similar things in class.
I asked for one volunteer to write down the reasoning process on the board at one point. He did well. And I myself also got the chance to stop talking, take a deep breath, and relax a bit. Students sitting there also seemed relaxed. I will keep using this idea.
I still believe that close-to-home examples and collective-efforts are great for attracting students. If I myself keep talking for twenty minutes, some people will surely doze off.
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