Let's talk about the thing nobody mentions in faculty meetings: teaching can be incredibly lonely. You walk into your classroom, close the door, and do your thing. Maybe it goes great, maybe it's a disaster, but either way, you're on your own. Meanwhile, there are probably three people down the hall dealing with the exact same problems. We collaborate on research all the time. But when it comes to teaching—the thing we spend most of our time doing—we act like solo performers.

Integrating Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Picture this: You're standing in front of your 10am class, asking them to analyze a case study. Silence. Finally, one brave soul raises a hand: "Do we need to know this for the midterm?" Sound familiar? That's the moment when it becomes crystal clear that telling students to "think critically" means absolutely nothing to them. It's like telling someone to "just be funnier" or "try being more insightful." Cool, thanks for that. B

Remember when you were in school and thought, "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" Well, here's a secret: real life doesn't care about subject boundaries. Climate change doesn't ask permission from the science department before affecting history. Art doesn't apologize to mathematics before using geometry. And yet, we've spent decades teaching students as if knowledge comes in neat, separate boxes. It's time to break down those walls. What Exactly Is Interdisciplin