• IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    Could that be because they are active listeners and participate in the class?

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      I do it to help since it reassures the person. I nod in meetings even if I’m not listening.

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        I once admitted to a professor after a particular class that I was too intent on looking engaged that day and forgot to actually engage with the material. She was heartbroken!