Interest. Passion.
"I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker."
-Stanley Kubrick
How do you explain the memorization of a dozen football teams, but not the first twenty elements of the periodic table?
How do you explain the absolute comprehension of a points system in a video game, but a failure in a statistics test?
How do you explain a mastery of combat in a strategy game, but not a single clue of migration patterns in Geography?
Interest. Passion. There is no greater incentive to learn than the willingness to learn itself.
Learning should not be the pursuit of a grade.
Learning should be the result of a passion.
Learning should be the will to learn what is taught.
Learning should be the desire to enrich oneself.
"Demand a setting that will provide you with intellectual capabilities that allow you to expand your mind instead of directing it. Demand that you be interested in class. Demand that the excuse, “You have to learn this for the test” is not good enough for you."
-Erica Goldson
