#426

For highs school students who are bored at learning in class, which of the following do you think is the most effective way that a teacher can do to have them interested in class?

-studying with a group of other students instead of studying alone

-using technology in class

-talking how knowledge they are learning in classroom can be applied to the real world

2020/0614

There are many ways to increase students’ interest in class such as making study groups, applying new technology in class, and teaching practical knowledge that can be applied to the real world. If I were asked to choose one, I would say that making study groups for students is the best way to raise their interest in class. There are several reasons as follows.

Making study groups is an excellent way of enhancing insights and outlooks of study since people can have more secondhand experience. While growing up, many students are immersed by tons of information through formalized education. Because most of the information and knowledge is conveyed monotonous viewpoint, students can easily lose their interest in knowledge in class if they do not have chances to experience and broaden their horizon. Therefore, in order to increase students’ interest in class, they are encouraged to study together and share their opinion about topics in class. My brother’s experience can be an appropriate experience to show the effectiveness of group studying for increasing experience and interest in class. My oldest brother, John, was not interested in mathematics when he was in middle school, so they become distracted easily and procrastinated in his math class. He was just lazy and passive in learning math. However, he changed little by little after he was assigned to a math study group with friends with various backgrounds in the class. His friends helped him whenever he was stuck with difficult problems. Since then, he realized that he could overcome most of the math questions and raise his grade in the class by watching how his friends solve the math problems. Naturally, he became more prompt with time, fully focused on the lecture, and even help other students to figure out math questions in class. He became motivated to maintain a high interest in math by feeling a sense of accomplishment in his study group. As a result, he was able to get straight A’s in his math classes in middle school. Without this experience, he would still have hated math.
Making study groups is the best option since students can find emotional relief and satisfaction. Doing so is also more effective for boosting their moods than using new technology in class and teaching practical skills in the real world as it is more fun and enjoyable. Today, many students are weary with too much stress. By studying together, however, they can overcome their problems while they are solving questions together. In this respect, making study groups can be a great means of invigorating people’s minds. My personal experience can be illustrated to prove this point. Every morning, I have to get through to go to school and read countless texts. To make matters worse, I get exhausted in dealing with college applications. Hence, as a way to solve my schoolwork, I frequently spend my time with my friends having discussions about schoolwork. As I use this method, I am able to alleviate the stress of my homework and have a better understanding and interest in what I learned in school. Therefore, making study groups is the most effective way to increase students’ interest in class.
To sum up, I strongly believe that the advantages of group studying far outweigh those of applying new technology and teaching practical skills for the reasons I have mentioned above. All in all, the importance of group study cannot be overestimated in class.