The Quiet Kid

David Niknam was one of the quietest guys I ever had in any of my classes. Even though I had him for 2 years in a row, I never really got to know him. I did many things to try and get him out of his shell: calling on him often, engaging him in discussion, and even offering him extra credit to get up in front of the entire class and yell at me (which most people, especially a kid as quiet as him, would find totally uncomfortable). In a prior podcast conversation ('The Guy who Sought Discomfort?'), Won Jung and I wondered how David felt about my actions back then and now. In this conversation I ask David all those questions, and also finally get to the bottom of why he was so quiet all along. Everyone can remeber a kid back in high school that barely ever spoke in class. This is your chance to finally hear what goes on inside the head of one of those kids. "This is the sound.....of silence"....