Asking for help can require more courage than pretending to understand. A student may sit through an entire lesson with a question unasked. A new employee may nod at instructions that remain unclear. The difficulty is sometimes the anticipated response: a laugh, an impatient remark or the suggestion that everybody else already knows. I worry about how easily we mistake such silence for agreement. A quiet classroom can look orderly while leaving confusion untouched. A workplace meeting can end smoothly even though someone has noticed a problem. When speaking carries a social cost, keeping quiet can become a way of protecting one's dignity.
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