Teaching the 1960's

Teaching isn' easy. It requires a lot of time and preperation. I underestimated the difficulty of teaching a class. I thought i could throw out a discussion question and have the whole class begin to actively debate the topic and live happily ever after. But that wasnt the case. I realized that teenagers dont like school (with the exeption of me, of course). They'd rather be doing something else. That is why you have to do activities that are both engaging and informative. Its like broccoli. No one likes to eat sraight-up boiled broccoli! But if you smother it in cheese and bacon bits, it becomes a whole different story! Even though you compromise some health benefits, the vitamins and the nutrition of the broccoli is still prevalent. Teaching is the same way. If the lesson plan is pure lecture, no one will listen and every one will lose interest. Sometimes, you need to compromise some teaching time with a fun activity that still gets the point across.