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Originally Posted by ~Emily~
That's the thing. By practicing the information, and teaching them how it relates to real life applications, students tend to want to learn more. Also, by a teacher being enthused about teaching and making learning fun, students remember things much better. Lastly, by not focusing so much on what the students will need for a test, learning becomes a LOT easier, and not simply about cramming information in.
Show them why they need to learn it and they'll want to learn it.
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But once you get beyond grade 10, very little that you're learning HAS real life applications. I'm not quite sure when I'll be using calculus and vector geometry and functions, nor do I see why it was important for me to learn in geography what a central business district and peak-value intersection are. I think if we're going to be honest with ourselves, we have to admit that our education system is pretty flawed. Of all the very important life skills I have, almost all of them I learned before high school.
Not around so much now that school's started
"Live a good life.
If there are gods and they are just,
then they will not care how devout you have been,
but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.
If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life
that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
Marcus Aurelius