Chapter 6- Motivation and Boredom

Chapter 6 includes a section about connecting material to real life. When teachers teach by the book, students become bored, and are less likely to pay attention. However, when teachers connect the lessons to real life, students are more likely to pay attention because it is something they can relate to. When students can take an interest in school, they learn so much more valuable information.

I can relate to this chapter very well. I have already written about this experience once, but it applies here as well, so I will mention it again. When I was in High School, I used to be really bad at math. I just couldn't get into the subject; I couldn't until I had Mr. T. for a math teacher. He filled every class with real world examples, which really helped me to learn the subject. Once I realized that the lessons had a real world basis, it was so much easier for me to make sense of them. Students really do learn best when real life connections are being made. I hope that as a teacher I can help out my students, the way Mr. T. helped me.