As a mature age student studying philosophy, I’ve watched school leavers struggle to adapt to tertiary education, and the silence of some students bewilders me. When I’m in a tutorial blurting out my thoughts I wonder – does this encourage these kids to speak up or intimidate them? I don’t think I intimidate them because it’s obvious from what I say that I'm grappling like themselves. So, I hope that by speaking up I encourage them to ask questions, and if I say enough stupid