The lessons a teacher implements should have relevance to a student’s life. If they can’t see the point in learning a topic or are totally uninterested in it, they won’t sit quietly and attentively, patiently waiting to be filled with knowledge. At the start of any topic or lesson, you need to give your students as many reasons as possible for listening to what you’re about to tell them. When you give them enough reasons as to why they need to hear something, there is more chance they will listen. There’s no point in just rambling on about a topic, expecting them to want to learn it. If your answer to the question “Why do we have to listen to this?” is “Because it’s on the exam” or “Because I say so” then you have a disinterested class. Explaining why a lesson is meaningful is particularly important to science teachers, math teachers, and those teaching other complex topics. With media, technology and mobile apps, it has never been easier to connect lessons with real life examples. If students can’t see the point in learning a topic they will soon switch off. They’ll get bored, stop listening, act out or break the rules. The way to avoid bored students is to ask yourself the same question while you are developing a lesson plan : Why do students need to learn this?

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