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Should teachers be asked or required to motivate as well as reach their students?

As a student who loves to learn I never understood my peers who were afraid of or who didn't enjoy school! But whether I understood them or not the fact remains the same. There are people who do not like to learn or go to school. Well obviously this is a real issue and my question is should teachers be in charge of not only teaching students about their subject but also inspiring them to enjoy, learn, and share knowledge. If they should do this, how can they create an environment where this can happen?

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    pat gilbert 50+

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    Aug 3 2012: I think education is the responsibility of the individual. To think otherwise or to tell the students otherwise is a red herring. Imo you should tell students that it is their job to get educated so there is not a misconception or assumption on their part and that you are there to help them as much as you can.

    When students reach a certain age, maybe 15, they might be done with school (I was) they should be allowed and encouraged to go to work. It might also be the case where after working in jobs that are hard like picking vegetables or some construction jobs they might be more interested in school?
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      James Zhang 30+

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      Aug 3 2012: Yeah, it's the student's role to learn, and the teacher's role to teach, and we need to play our parts.

      But, the student is usually not at fault. I mean, how many times have people been turned off to math, due to the way they are being taught the subject?
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        Aug 3 2012: Endlessly that is irrelevant. Just to be clear the options are learn and apply or do something that does not require learning and applying, which usually in my neck of the woods means not fun you know pump porta potties, pick strawberries, dig ditches with a shovel, etc.

        Your right these people (me being one of them, in my case I was given a drug called Ritalin and they hammered into my skull that I could not learn due to the learning disabilities I had) have every right to be upset with their teachers. But again that is irrelevant.

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