For the most part, communication between professors and students is limited and therefore less than ideal. To begin with, it’s generally one-way since the professor speaks and students listen. Although students are encouraged to ask questions and make comments during class or office hours, most do not. Furthermore, I wonder how representative of the larger class the individual questions and comments made by the few students who do participate in class are. Ideally a professor should hear from all her students, not just a few. After giving it some thought, it occurred to me that I could acquire that kind feedback by asking students to complete a form that I’ve now named the “Class Communicator.”