What is it about school that always has the student not wanting to go? Besides waking up early in the morning, children don’t really look forward to school. After the first day of class, the hype about being back on educational territory goes down. Teachers and school professionals should stop and ask themselves, why their students seem uninterested in learning? That is exactly what Gerald Graff, a professor at the University of Illinois did. What Graff realized is that “Intellectualism” can be taught to students through more than just books. He argued that by allowing students to use their personal interest will not only spark an interest in learning, but will also improve both their overall academic and intellectual abilities as well.
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What school professionals fail to realize is that not all students learn the same because no two minds are alike. A student at times might feel inferior to his/her other classmates for not understanding what everyone else seems to understand. This can cause a loss of confidence for the desire to learn and make the student not want to participate in class in fear of saying the wrong answer. By including student’s personal interests in daily actives and lessons, this can help raise the student’s desire to learn and increase participation in class because they are learning about something they know all about and enjoy doing. However, some might wonder how can all personal interests help aid in educational learning …show more content…
By teaching students to view their interests in a different way, you are also teaching them to construct, visualize, analyze, and advance in both their physical and mental abilities as well. A great example of this would be a Football Game. Notice how the coach always draws out the game plan on the board and explains to his team the keys to winning the game. It suddenly becomes a game of chess, where every move counts, and every player needs to be in the right position at the right time. So it no longer becomes just a game of physical capabilities, but also a game of strategical
What school professionals fail to realize is that not all students learn the same because no two minds are alike. A student at times might feel inferior to his/her other classmates for not understanding what everyone else seems to understand. This can cause a loss of confidence for the desire to learn and make the student not want to participate in class in fear of saying the wrong answer. By including student’s personal interests in daily actives and lessons, this can help raise the student’s desire to learn and increase participation in class because they are learning about something they know all about and enjoy doing. However, some might wonder how can all personal interests help aid in educational learning …show more content…
By teaching students to view their interests in a different way, you are also teaching them to construct, visualize, analyze, and advance in both their physical and mental abilities as well. A great example of this would be a Football Game. Notice how the coach always draws out the game plan on the board and explains to his team the keys to winning the game. It suddenly becomes a game of chess, where every move counts, and every player needs to be in the right position at the right time. So it no longer becomes just a game of physical capabilities, but also a game of strategical