Nevertheless, I thank you all, the last Yale class I was privileged to teach in the classroom and at the bedside.

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But the trouble here is concentration: The virtual classroom may allow you to commute to class from Osaka, but it doesn't mean you'll concentrate when you get there.

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Of course, if classroom content is available digitally, why go to class at all?

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After class, Sandre tells me why he is passionate about confronting prejudice in the classroom.

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On the other hand, we want enough freedom in the classroom so that the children have the confidence they need to participate in the class discussion.

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Attendance in Lynda Nero's class has improved dramatically this year, she said, after the mascot program helped parents realize her prekindergarten classroom isn't simply the day-care program they may have envisioned.

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He and another school official who entered the classroom are reported by US media to have warned the suspect that there would be no shooting in his class - at which point the gunman put down his weapon and police officers arrested him.

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