The classroom, once the unquestioned centre of intellectual life, has gradually lost its gravity. The idea of the university as a shared space, demanding presence and participation, appears to be weakening. Such habits are cultivated through repeated encounters, through shared attention, and through the discipline of showing up. The quiet classroom raises a larger concern about how education is now being experienced. It is a pause that invites reflection and perhaps a renewed commitment to the life of the classroom.

Source: The Telegraph February 23, 2026 00:28 UTC