It’s no wonder that many students seem only mildly interested in school, if at all. School isn’t made for them.

Students were writing about & for asylum seekers in a tumultuous political climate. A service learning initiative quickly became a matter of life or death.

Students ask about our interests and lives to understand & connect with us. What happens when the answers reveal more about us than we’re ready to share?

This piece first appeared on Educating Modern Learners [http://modernlearners.com/on-social-media-silence-and-things-that-matter/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to talk about Ferguson [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-ferguson-tragedy-becoming-a-farce/2014/09/12/e52226ca-3a82-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html] . We need