The Answer to “Why Do I Need to Know This?”
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Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Georgia Connections Academy
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Scarbrough 3
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
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Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
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Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
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Brief Program Description
Motivating students is a challenge to most educators at some point or another. Students deserve to know why they are being asked to learn concepts or produce evidence of that learning. They are often given empty reasons like, “We must review the standards based curriculum” or “It’s on the test.”
These answers are not motivating to a student. The answer to the question “Why do I need to know this?” can be a powerful motivator when the answer provides relevant truth about skills students need to have to succeed after their high school years are over.
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Biographical Sketch
Lead High School Math Teacher
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
3-5-2018 10:30 AM
End Date
3-5-2018 11:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Long, Carmen D., "The Answer to “Why Do I Need to Know This?”" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 142.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/142
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Mar 5th, 10:30 AM
Mar 5th, 11:45 AM
The Answer to “Why Do I Need to Know This?”
Scarbrough 3
Motivating students is a challenge to most educators at some point or another. Students deserve to know why they are being asked to learn concepts or produce evidence of that learning. They are often given empty reasons like, “We must review the standards based curriculum” or “It’s on the test.”
These answers are not motivating to a student. The answer to the question “Why do I need to know this?” can be a powerful motivator when the answer provides relevant truth about skills students need to have to succeed after their high school years are over.
