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Wait...there are some problems here...”you want a kid to come in here and get excited, you got to make ‘em excited...you got to touch their hearts.” Really? My teachers didn’t. They instructed and clarified. Their job was to understand the subject matter better than I did, not to motivate me or “touch my heart.” We call this generation of students the “engage (entertain) me or enrage me” generation for a REASON. The “packet” is a problem because it requires independent and evidential WORK. It’s boring and no fun. When attempting to avoid unpleasantries or accountability, the best defense is to shift blame...a political lesson these kids have learned well. Think about it. Whose responsibility is it “motivate” and “touch hearts,” and how many “packets” of work were (are) you responsible for completing?

I agree with you. You cannot make anyone motivated. You can support the motivated ones. Kids have to be entertained now, not have their minds stretched. Today we have to make scientists out of everyone. We don't need everyone to be scientists. We need to see who have the desire and curiosity to become scientist and support those in developing their interests. This parallels the idea that everyone has to go to college.

You’re right, I feel.

It’s not a teacher’s job to “touch the hearts” of all their 200+ students. Students need to come motivated to learn, remember - they are getting free education.

And packets are necessary because it is evidence of work.

The kid wanted to be entertained and given an A, that’s it.