Ch 6: Motivation and Boredom

"Make learning a social thing.
'My best teacher always has us up and doing experiments to make it fun, working in groups, playing in games. That's how he gets us to learn. ' - Porsche

'It can be fun to do activities and group work, because you get to talk but also learn with your friends. Some people's attention span is very short, so listening to the teacher is stressful and they get distracted. - Diana' "

This part of the chapter stood out to me because it encouraged me because I love to play games in class and with my students. I feel that students will learn better when they are having fun because they are involved and motivated to participate. I have always loved games because they are typically hands on and they usually have competition involved, which I also love. I was very encouraged because Porsche said that the teacher that plays games with his class was her BEST teacher.