Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Why do I need to learn this? After coming up to the board to complete a sample problem, a student in your middle school algebra class becomes frustrated when she cannot solve the problem. In her frustration she remarks "Why do I have to learn this stuff, I'm never going to use it anyways!" After giving her several every day scenarios that require the use of algebra she is still not convinced and refuses to do her work. Now other students are complaining about the same issue and classroom participating is declining as well as student grades. How do you resolve this issue? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would tell the class that if you do not learn this stuff now and remember it, you will literally have to pay for it later on in life if you go to college. I will explain that if you go to college, they will have remedial courses called Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra and that textbooks and all cost about $600.00 So seriously, unless you wanna quit school, you need to learn this stuff or else you're going to have to pay for it. Learn it now for free so you can pass many tests on it now and in the future, or learn it later when it'll literally cost you.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I feel that this approach will not be effective because it is talking about something that is so far in the students future, they cannot really relate. Rated On: October 13, 2014 5:08 pm Rated By: sugeLu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: As a teacher, we must keep in mind the importance of modeling behavior. Instead of explaining it in terms of "learn it now or pay later", engage the students in algebraic activities in which they can make real life connections. Hands-on experiences will put learning algebra in terms that middle school students can understand. Rated On: October 14, 2014 2:52 pm Rated By: Denise Lukacik                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would not do this. This is wrong. Rated On: October 16, 2014 1:42 am Rated By: Jocelyn Mitchell                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Rated On: October 18, 2014 11:57 pm Rated By: uZaSav                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This scenario may be a little over the student's heads and they will have a rebuttal. Not sure if this will have the affect you intended. Rated On: October 20, 2014 3:16 am Rated By: Deborah Guyton                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: no. Rated On: October 20, 2014 11:43 pm Rated By: Chanell Wolski                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree to an extent. You don't want to scare students about the idea of going to college, as well as some students may not have any interest in attending college. Rated On: March 6, 2016 11:59 pm Rated By: paTaHe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: i do not think this is a good solution, it is negative and not really beneficial in helping the students understand why they need to learn certain things. Rated On: October 14, 2016 1:42 am Rated By: Brittany Doxsey                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This solution is negative and will most likely not solve the problem. Rated On: February 25, 2018 1:35 am Rated By: NaGava