A high school teacher is using an unconventional but effective method to address student questions during remote learning, turning to an anonymous question box to maintain engagement. The approach allows students to ask sensitive or hesitant inquiries without fear of judgment, offering a rare glimpse into the challenges of virtual education. With classrooms adapting to new formats, this creative solution highlights how educators are finding ways to keep lines of communication open. The story explores how such methods could influence broader discussions on student-teacher interaction in digital learning environments.


Krystalyn Musselman holds a worn cardboard box up to the screen on our Zoom call. It’s the anonymous question box she relies on to field queries from high schoolers at Tecumseh Public Schools in ...