How Do You Be Interested In A Boring School Lesson?
• Take note of the learning objectives for the lesson. Your teacher should share this with you at the start of the lesson, if they do not do this then ask them what it is you need to focus on. In the UK it is good practice for teachers to write this on the board: write it down! In other countries this may not be the case – you may need to ask. Now you have a purpose for sitting through the lesson. • Ask relevant questions when you don’t understand something – especially if it relates to the learning objective! • If your teacher is does a lot of “chalk and talk” and you find yourself drifting off, you may well be a kinesthetic learner. That means that you learn best when you are doing something. If you have a school book in front of you, make good notes from what the teacher is saying. This will help keep you awake, record the content of the lesson for future reference and will make you look good! • If you concentrate best when you have something to look at, you may be a visual learner.
