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Old 09-23-2010, 03:21 PM   #20
lisa031825
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Originally Posted by Chubulor View Post
Yes, but keeping students engaged is often a euphemism for entertaining them in class.
There is a big difference between engaging and entertaining, but I'll admit it is often a euphemism. I don't teach K-12 so I don't face many of the same issues as the other teachers here. However, I teach economics which is a topic that is hated and feared by many (as is algebra and calculus which you mentioned in another post). Showing students how the topic connects to their lives everyday is the only way to get some of them interested and the technology helps do that in many cases. Making those connections is engaging, not entertaining.