The Case Study: Naming Names | NSTA

The Case Study: Naming Names

Journal of College Science Teaching—November 2002

Names are vital. Names do more than allow us to pigeonhole things and give us relationships. They give us a sense of ownership. Once we put a name to things we get a sense that we understand something about the essence of the thing itself. Therefore, the point of this essay is simple. Learn your students’ names. It won’t solve all of your problems in getting students engaged in an intelligent case discussion. But it will go a long way.

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