Chapter 6 QR

Chapter 6 talked about students and keeping them interested in what you are teaching. Most individuals realize how important school is to their futures, but they don’t always know how what is being taught relates to the real world. In creating our lessons, it is vital that we know how to answer the question if asked, why are we learning this? We have to be able to explain why learning Pi will benefit them in the future. If we can’t do this, they won’t think what we are teaching is important, and won’t bother to learn it. Another issue that this chapter brings up is motivation. For different reasons, students will lack motivation to learn the material, so as a teacher it is critical that we facilitate them to be motivated about every content area we teach. A good way to do this is to show how passionate you are about that particular subject, even if you have to fake it! The part of this chapter I found most helpful was when it spoke about how timing was everything. Scheduling schoolwork carefully can greatly influence the performance and motivation of students, therefore contributing to a better learning environment. The chart given on page 112, “When Should We Do That?” was very helpful and would change some of my instructional strategies throughout the day.