One of the roles of teachers is to get his or her students involved in the learning and intrigued by the content. The students themselves have to want to learn the material as well as to have a desire to search out new information. The focus of this chapter was on getting students engaged in the learning process. The idea that I found most interesting was the misconception that students need to learn the basics in order to participate in abstract learning. It is pointed out that people do not learn in a straight line and that holding a person at lower levels of understanding before giving them experience with higher level thinking only hinders the individual. I have seen this concept first hand in the classroom where my mentor teacher keeps the students doing worksheets that do not pique their interest and keep them from being able to reach abstract thinking. As a future teacher, I hope that I will be able to challenge my students to reach higher levels of understanding and encourage them to grow in their ability.
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