Sleeping in class
Do you send them out of class or do you let them sleep in class?
I ask them some questions on the topics what they missed while sleeping.
With technical or hands-on lessons this is less of an issue. With longer lectures, though, I like to break things up with discussion at the very least. Questions posed to the entire class or individuals can help keep students focused and on task.
I have started asking the students to leave, I find that it is more the amount of sleep they are getting than my teaching style, In lab I still have students sleeping
In Medical Billing and Coding, there is not time for sleep. We are constantly coding!!!1
I do not let students sleep in my class. I will wake them up once but if they go to sleep again I will ask them to leave.
I look for ways to get them back, or send them on a break
My students do not have time to sleep, for I keep them very busy with research for they enjoy moving the hands on method.
I have 4 hour classes, so the students get a 10 minute break to get up and stretch their legs. If I see them nodding off in class, I make them get up and stretch and move around. Whatever it takes to get the blood flowing to wake them up.
So far I haven't had any trouble with students sleeping. I've been teaching for a year now, and I am mostly in clinic. So, it's hands on. I would not allow sleeping in class. I would walk by them and give them a nudge or call their name out to wake them up. To keep the students interested, I would give them short breaks and ask questions to keep them engaged.
Hi Jessica,
Good way to keep your students engaged and focused. You are offering a variety of instructional activities while helping them to move forward with acquiring the course content.
Gary
I posed this same question. I noticed if I do mini lectures, give them short breaks, keep the material interesting and walk around the class my students do not sleep. If by chance they do fall asleep it is written in my syllabus that I WILL send a student home if they sleep, but normally I just make them stand up in the back of the classroom.
Hi Stacy,
I have frequent activities that has them moving from one group to another so I don't have to send them out. I get them up and the blood flowing every 20 minutes or so and that keeps them awake.
Gary
