Meet four high school students who believe kids are most successful in the classroom when instructional materials are relevant and connect to them personally.
Spencer 0:00
Having high quality materials helps the teachers as well as the students. Without high quality materials, it would take more effort on my part to learn a lot of the things that I'm learning at the moment,
Lola 0:11
If I can relate to the materials, I feel like it's more interesting.
Jordan 0:16
If it's relevant, I'll use it if it's not relevant, it'll sit in my locker for a whole period.
Jeneva 0:21
Having good materials encourages you to learn when you have something that doesn't work very well. It's kind of hard to focus.
Spencer 0:27
When you have really good materials. You're not only learning from the teacher, but you're also learning from the author.
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