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kin1  ·  4621 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The myth of the extraordinary teacher
>I have a feeling that it's much more important to make the student care about a particular topic than to make him learn it.

This is dead on. If students aren't interested in learning, they won't. And the desire to learn starts at home. Some lucky kids might be inspired by a teacher, but if they don't find motivation before they get to school age, it's usually too late. American teachers aren't failing as much as American parents are. (Speaking for the US, where I live.)