Reading the column made me both happy and sad. Happy because Alice and her troop took initiative and created the "Raise Your Hand" Girl Scout ... I wondered if I was being too dramatic and thought ...

When I was a kid in elementary school, there was generally just one strategy for me to show I was actively engaged in a conversation: raise my hand and hope ... it was all too easy to fall back ...

The week wasn’t looking too bad. Ellen ... I think the confidence from raising my hand has also made me feel more comfortable talking with my professors directly, and I’m starting to learn ...

When the host opens the floor to questions, I intend to raise my hand. This is a familiar experience for me. I am excited about ... got a lot of mentions, too. One person had even fainted as ...