Educators ignore the most basic goal of any education.
Students should study in order to make themselves more valuable.
Geeee. But that’s where it becomes complicated.
Valuable for what?
Acquiring wealth?
Managing relationships better?
Being good at those two things, together, is the fastest way to become happier.
The challenge of educators is to get students to take a personal interest in becoming valuable. Any computer is better at teaching the 3Rs.
Therefore, educators have to make learning relevant.
Otherwise learning become rote and boring. And, only the self-motivated will thrive.
We have technical means to make each students learning tailored to that student.
Some are never going to learn past a certain point, they are not losers, they are quitters. Make that OK.
Show them ways to contribute and be valuable outside of academics that they feel are irrelevant.
I hated English and composition. But I gradually realized that the better I could communicate ideas, the faster I would be more valuable.
Good point. I will mention this to my grandchildren when I see them.