Subject familiarity alone does not drive confident classroom speech.

Evidence

Students may be well versed in a particular subject and yet be more inclined to speak confidently if that subject directly relates to their experience. — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 174

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Combining analytical and experiential knowledge yields richer knowing. — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 177; The ambiguity of speech emerges only for the listener, not the speaker

Broader Connections