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!) Telling students real world scenarios is a great idea, but I thnk that often times allowing students the opportunity to work out real world problems themselves is even more effective. Since this case has a student that is refusing to do work, I think that it would be necessary to include these in the guided practice portion so they are forced to participate and pay attention. It may even be beneficial to bring in realia and hands-on materials (i.e. if you are talking about how fractions will be needed when students are cooking, bring in cooking supples) to "hook" the students into the idea that you are trying to portray. If these ideas are incorporated into the lesson, then more students will become engaged in the topic and less students will refuse to do the work.                 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: Great solution! I think this is a great way for students to remain engaged and excited about learning! I would use this solution. Rated On: October 14, 2016 1:43 am Rated By: Brittany Doxsey