Anonymity in the classroom

Teaching over the web vs in the classroom: differences in the instructor experience. A very interesting article for those with children. Read the whole article, it begins with negative aspects, e.g. feeling of unable to use social interaction skills by teachers, towards the end the paper presents some positive and interesting observations. Particularly on p6. The teacher was able to discern which student wrote which paper when marking even though there were no names attached. Because all of the communication was in written form, the teacher became familiar with writing styles and interests of the students.