As we slowly transition back to pre-COVID classrooms, should we bring the Harkness tables back? Does the school still need them in order to have productive in-class discussions?
Harkness tables are a cornerstone of the SPA Humanities experience. They’ve decorated classrooms for years, and have arguably been a core component of the learning environment. These tables are even...
Students sit around a Harkness table, nervously glancing at each other in silence until a confident few speak up. However, as those few students finish speaking, the conversation dies off for lack of new...
Diane Huang, Online Editor and Chief
• March 12, 2015
It’s that kid again, the one that didn't do the reading yet insists on participating during the class discussion. Few will take this student seriously because they lack knowledge to form an opinion off...
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