One of the main questions I have often asked as a student is "How does the information I am learning apply to my life?" Many things we are required to take in school seem superfluous and often unnecessary. I believe that a student's motivation suffers when he sees no practical application for what he is being taught.
As a teacher, I plan to highlight the useful qualities of the subject I am teaching. For a history class, it may involve discussing the consequences and perspectives that certain events have caused. How have these events affected the modern world and what have they taught us? Rather than simply memorizing facts, a student needs to understand WHY they need to learn them.
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