"Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire."Apathy in schools is often an unspoken subject during discussions of curriculum or analysis of AYP, but let's admit that it's very real. How do we go about engaging students whose favorite phrase is "This is dumb!"?
~W.B. Yeats
Jeff Bailey addresses the issue on Maine Ideas in Education:
"Learning: A Risky Business"
Jim Moulton addresses the issue in Spiral Notebook at Edutopia:
Part One: "Should Teachers Care about Student apathy?"
Part Two: "Motivate Students with Class Action."
Part Three: "Take It To the Streets."
Related Links:
An Interview with Maurice Elias of CASEL on Emotional Intelligence.
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
"Student Apathy, Lack of Self-Responsibility and False Self-esteem Are Failing American Schools" by Yong G. Hwang.
"Student Apathy = Teacher Apathy"
How to Engage Students in Learning
Essential Question: How do we connect with students emotionally to get them fired up about learning?
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