Always Be Real (Not Just Relevant)

This chapter was hard for me to grasp. I realize that teaching for the future is crucial, that it's more than just curriculum. It's real life experiences that are going to make the biggest impact on a student. I know that I retain so much more when it's hands on and not everyone is like that. Some can just read a book and it sticks, how lucky are they!! I can read the same chapter three times on how to create a blog and never remember anything or I can listen to some instruction on it while actually creating one and it's retained. I can think of several ways that real is more important than relevant, especially in the Ag. classroom. I think that today's students, especially students with an Ag. background, seem to have a much better understanding of real life circumstances than I did when I was in high school. Maybe it's because they're exposed to so much more than I was. I think it's crucial to base every lesson around real life circumstance. It's easier for the kids to grasp, and I also think it would be easier to teach.