Every day you walk into class waiting for a few of those students to walk in. They sit, don't really make a noise, but they do make an impact. You can remember the names of the students who came before, and most likely wish you had a bigger impact on their learning. Perhaps, you were the one who could have an impact...unlike their other teachers.

I'm referring to the hibernating students. In Student Voice: The Instrument of Change, Russell Quaglia and Michael Corso refer to students in hibernation as, "Having neither a future dream nor the inspiration to make any effort in the present." Those students who often say, "What's the point?"

Often they enter the classroom without making much eye contact. If they could, they would most likely wear a hoody so they could slip the hood over their head and disappear from the classroom. It's the adolescent version of "Hide and Seek" only they do not want to be sought.

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