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   🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 08:05:31 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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   • Gary Ackerman

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   I strongly disagree. That question is almost always an attempt at someone treying to understand the bigger picture and relevance of a new piece of knowledge. It is very important to explain why some knowledge is important and not just impart the information without relevance to the greater applicability.

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     Gary Ackerman (garyackerman@qoto.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 08:05:32 JST Gary Ackerman

     When students ask "Why are we doing this?" Many teachers speculate at their motivation: “Are they trying to distract me?” “Are they trying to get out of doing work?” “Are they challenging my authority?” are all reasonable interpretations of the question.