As students we are constantly trying to make connections with the content we are learning to the real world. Some students struggle to find the importance and disregard school as important, when in reality it is vital. This chapter gave suggestions that teachers could do when trying to relate their material to the outside world, creating more meaningful learning experiences for the students. In high school I learned the most when the teachers took us out of the classroom and brought us to a different environment.
Sometimes all it takes is a new atmosphere that can spark student interest. For math, a teacher could go outside and use the distance formula by measuring meters and how quickly a student can run from point a to point b. Or for a health class, the teacher could take a field trip to the hospital and see a cadaver’s diseased lungs and liver during a the substance abuse portion of the course. If students can make connections to what they are learning to the outside world, they will enjoy learning, welcome it, and see it as something that is important to them.
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