Class discussion based on the following article:
The Name You Have
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“Alice?” … “Here.” “Chrystal?” … “Here.” “Anthony?” … “Here.” And so it went, every morning in school. Roll call. A grossly inefficient way to determine attendance. Yet steeped in tradition, or perhaps persistent patterning. My one rather subversive teacher would mischievously being class with, “Anyone who isn’t here, please raise your hand.”