In the Interdisciplinary Studies program where I have begun working, we encourage students to go public with their work. It’s a common idea well beyond interdisciplinary studies: for students to feel more engaged with the work they do, to feel that what they are doing matters, they need to do that…
I agree, Matt, and one thing I stress is that nobody has to be public. I go through the option of how to level privacy to just yourself, just to me, just to class, and then public.