I have found that if my lectures are more of a class discussion students get to give their imput and help facilitate the discussions. Also many times I do a mixture of lecture and activities. Generally, I will send my journalism students out to get the story, give them a time limit to get the store and present it. Trying to simulate what it is like in the field. Then, we will meet back and discuss our stories.

Just wanted to get your thoughts on students who just want to constantly push things. I had a student who everyday wore sunglasses in class (which is against our dresscode), I asked him to remove them as well as other faculty/staff making this request. He would, but then he would later put them back on. I felt like I was giving him the attention he wanted by continually asking him to remove them, but at the same time didn't like how he was challenging my authority. Any suggestions on how to handle something like this? Andrea