The Effeminate tried

Well, I tried it.  I tried the effeminate and it worked . . .  at the beginning like all the mind games I've played with myself to relieve the boredom and stress of work.  When it was working, for a couple of days, the students responded very well to my increased use of facial expressions.  I would be sincerely interested in whatever nonsense they wished to communicate to me or their class-mates.  My increased use of hands was also evident, at least to me.  I was very expressive.  And the kids responded.  They liked it.  It helped win the students over.  They seemed to feel more comfortable with the effeminate or maybe it was just me feeling more comfortable playing a part.