Saturday, February 19, 2011

Response to Kim Pincus: Learning in Groups

Kim asked, How important is it that students enjoy their education and should this be a goal in teaching?

I think it is very important that students enjoy their education. The more they enjoy learning, the more active and attentive they will be in the classroom. This is why students often earn better grades when teachers have a more hands-on teaching style; students are more invested so they learn more and receive better grades. When teachers are boring, students fall asleep, zone out, day dream, etc. Basically what I’m trying to say is that the more interesting the material is, the more interested the student will be. I think it should be the teacher’s job to make the material interesting and engage students in learning. Therefore, yes, I believe this should be the goal in teaching.

My question in response would be, Do you think it is possible to make any subject fun to learn, or that there are some subjects that are just doomed to be boring?

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