By calling on all or nearly all of the pupils, you will accustom the boy
who wants to speak all the time, to the idea that he must take his turn
with the others.
By substituting an intelligent interest in the recitation for the
raising of hands and the mere pleasure of being the central figure in
the class, you will raise the class standard to a higher level. By
assuming an attitude of attention, the pupils will unconsciously become
interested in each other’s recitations.
The teacher may not hope entirely to do away in a day with the excessive
raising of hands, or of speaking without waiting to be called upon, but
the fact that she has secured her point during one recitation makes it
easier the next time to suppress the excessive desire, on the part of
one or two pupils, to monopolize the time and attention of the class to
the exclusion and detriment of others.