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One unfortunate truth is that even if you make class interesting, most of the time "interesting" does not transfer to "learning". Most students only pay attenti
by datashow 7y ago
One unfortunate truth is that even if you make class interesting, most of the time "interesting" does not transfer to "learning". Most students only pay attention to the fun part which includes color, sound, visual effects, etc. but they quickly lose attention when cognitive engagement gets involved.
Every teacher can learn a few tricks to make class fun, but it is very difficult to keep students engaged in learning conceptual and theoretical knowledge.
Some students are problem-solvers. A cognitive gap between the problem and the solution is enough to keep them motivated and engaged.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoWhat you really need IMO is to make lessons relevant to students. And I mean personally, deeply relevant, not "I need this arbitrary piece of trivia to jump through the next arbitrary hoop on an arbitrary series of hoops they keep throwing at us for some weird reason" relevant.
- intrepidhero 7y agoI agree. Relevance is something that lessons need and much of the curriculum I encountered in school did a pretty poor job of explaining why I might want to learn a thing. But then again, a lot of students are in a class precisely because it's a hoop they have to jump through (this was me in a lot of classes). And there is only so much a teacher can do to entice these students into interest and enthusiasm.