| The biggest problem that a teacher faces is retaining | | | | A sure shot way of boring your students would be to |
| their students' attention. The new generation is not only | | | | ask them to copy notes from the blackboard. Though |
| extremely active but they seem to have a shorter | | | | the dictation method is important for teaching English |
| attention span as well. | | | | grammar and spelling, use it as sparingly as possible. |
| If your teaching methods are boring and monotonous, it | | | | The more you have them writing, the less they'll be |
| won't be long before you are teaching a class full of | | | | able to pay attention to you and remember whatever |
| either sleeping or loudly yawning students. The | | | | it is that you're trying to teach them. |
| students who have managed to stay awake could | | | | Visual learning makes the students sit up and pay |
| pass notes to each other to abate their boredom and | | | | attention. Use slides, photos, movies, music, songs, and |
| the more adventurous ones could start being noisy, | | | | dance sequences if possible to teach the students the |
| rude or generally disruptive. | | | | related concept. This would not only draw their |
| To avoid all this, you need to increase the attention | | | | attention, but also ensure that the taught concepts |
| span of your students. Try to use humor in class. This | | | | leave a lasting impression in their minds. |
| is the most effective way of holding the students' | | | | Use practical demonstrations, enact role plays or |
| attention. A few laughs will lighten the mood and also | | | | design any other fun activities for the students to |
| increase the interest of the students. Making class | | | | break the repetitiveness of class teaching. Remember |
| more laid back is usually an effective way of keeping | | | | that active learning is always better than passive |
| everyone excited about learning. | | | | learning. |
| Another trick is to involve the students in what you are | | | | Try to think at the students' level. Try to quote |
| teaching. Tell them stories, interesting facts and fun | | | | examples from things that they like. For example, use |
| trivia related to the concept being taught. This will also | | | | football or soccer leagues, rock stars and the like to |
| motivate them to pay attention to what you are | | | | explain concepts to them. Following these tips would |
| saying. The more they are involved, the better chance | | | | guarantee that the students are eating out of your |
| they can learn effectively and retain the knowledge | | | | hands throughout the year. |
| that you're bestowing onto them. | | | | |