I had these "though talking" teachers, and to be honest they didn't impress anybody. The best teachers I ever met all had a burning enthusiasm for their subject and managed to spark interest in their students as well. So much so that nobody ever had to ask them why a thing was needed. It was obvious that it was either needed or the lesson was so interesting that nobody gave a damn whether there was any use to it. I mean people watch documentaries about aliens and pyramids all day — teenagers don't need things to be useful to be motivated, but they need to be motivated to learn things that turn out to be useful.
There are studies on whether negative or positive drivers are more effective at getting people to learn. I won't spoil the findings, but you can probably guess by my line of reasoning already.
According to the teacher, he did. Even if he didn't change his behavior, he now knew there was indeed a reason.
I started my first small business when I was 8, and was able to do the accounting for it (not that there was much to it). I never thought about the connection between math and business at the time, because it just seemed natural and obvious. I did several businesses, earning enough that I could buy a car by the time I was 16.
I bet you knew kids during school who had small enterprises on the side.
Did it.. really?
I had these "though talking" teachers, and to be honest they didn't impress anybody. The best teachers I ever met all had a burning enthusiasm for their subject and managed to spark interest in their students as well. So much so that nobody ever had to ask them why a thing was needed. It was obvious that it was either needed or the lesson was so interesting that nobody gave a damn whether there was any use to it. I mean people watch documentaries about aliens and pyramids all day — teenagers don't need things to be useful to be motivated, but they need to be motivated to learn things that turn out to be useful.
There are studies on whether negative or positive drivers are more effective at getting people to learn. I won't spoil the findings, but you can probably guess by my line of reasoning already.