Editor's Note: This article is part of a series of 10 best practice pieces to have published in 2017. Access them here:
One of the most common complaints that teachers have – and one of the reasons so many teachers leave the profession – is that they have to teach students who just don’t want to be taught.
How, they ask, can you force students to learn something that they have no desire to learn?
The honest answer is that you can’t. However, you can do much to help disaffected and demotivated students to see the benefits of learning what you need to teach them and you can organise your classroom in such a way as to encourage greater engagement and involvement.
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