Upon seeing the front page of today's paper, my eyes were drawn to the article about a high school boy with a stutter being told to stop talking in class by his professor at the community college where he was taking coursed.
I think the delayed lede used for this piece was very affective. First of all, the title caught my interest immediately and then the first paragraph made it easy for me to read deeper into the article. I think beginning with the question the student intended to ask when he was silenced by his professor was a particularly strong choice.
As far as the issue goes, I think its sad that this boy who is trying to further his education as well as defy the stereotypes of his stutter was treated this way. While I understand the teacher wanting to keep a flow and rhythm in class, it could have been handled better. It was encouraging to hear that the student was not discouraged too greatly and will continue to further his education.
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