MATT SMITH spoke of Re: Motivation to DAN TRIPLETT on 12-30-96
MS>DT> Probably true....and perhaps we have given some students a reason
MS>DT> to  lag 
MS>DT> behind by giving them a label on which to cling.  I remember as a
MS>DT> student teacher overhearing one student say "I can't help it, Im 
MS>DT> ADD."  
MS>    Ever notice how few kids fail the classroom part of driver ed?
MS>Ever  notice how few kids fail the written part of the drivers'
MS>license exam?     You are correct: motivation has a lot to do with
MS>it, and we shouldn't  forget that.  The trick is making kids think
MS>that the math test is as  important as the drivers' ed test.
Easier said than done....I just looked through my son's Physics book.  
He's a high school senior.  A driver's ed manual looks a lot more 
appealing and certainly much easier for the average Joe (and Josephine).
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Educator'sCn Dan Triplett 12/31/96
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