<groan> Started tonight's lecture with an argument with a student who was not even supposed to be in the class (transpired he was waiting for a lift from a friend who is supposed to be there) ... I chose (in my usual fashion) not to be aggressive & persuaded him to wait for his friend outside. Is that too "non-confrontational"? I don't think so. At least one member of the class [1/180!] agreed & she's an ex-schoolteacher. Are we moving ever-towards the "school teacher" mode and away from being lecturers, pure'n'simple? (It's the new mode of promoting/facilitating learning as opposed to simply teaching.)