Hi everyone,
Does anyone else struggle with teaching something they just don't 'love' but are required to teach?? Any advise??
*Mainly posting this because it is required for my class*
Thanks!!
You just described me teaching Earth Science. *yawn*
One thing that I have found helpful is create as many opportunities as I can for students to discover and identify topics that are interesting to them. At least I can get excited about helping them even if the subject is as boring as a box of rocks. (see what I did there?)
The first I taught the Earth Science standards of physical science, I thought I'd hate it. Then a volcano erupted in Iceland, and there were earthquakes and tsunami in the ring of fire as soon as we started. I felt like the earth was challenging my assumption it was boring. A few years later, Neil DeGrasse Tyson did the series on TV that went hand in hand with the course. It's hard not to fall in love with the world around us.
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