Since the session today was a Monday, it started out with a review of last weeks class.  Mr. Homan had prepared a small review activity to help the students re-engage, and I thought the activity was done very well.  However, most of the students were not paying attention and were just talking to each other.  When Mr. Homan asked a question, there were no voluntary responses, but when he called on a student they were mostly able to answer the question.  I wasn’t sure what caused the missed connection between him and his students.  Clearly the students were understanding the material, and the review activity seemed engaging enough and well thought out, but they didn’t care.  Was this just because it was a monday, and early in the morning?  Or is that an easy way out, and there is some other explanation for why a whole class isn’t paying attention to a good lesson?