Extending My Professional Development

"Why do we have to do this?" "When am I ever going to use this?"  "What's in it for me?" You know that your students' are thinking it. As part of Ontario Extend-Teacher for Learning, we are asked to look those questions and more in the eye and give our students practical responses and not relay on the parental "because I said so". Interestingly enough I have begun to address this WIIFM with two of my learners that sadly hate school. Their reasons are extensive and valid. All year, I have strived to show them value in learning and asked them not to let school get in their way of getting their education. But all the pep talks, positive energy, modeling have barely scratched the surface. I began to post 3-big questions with just the topic before revealing any tasks or work.  Why must I learn X? How can I use X?  When can I use X?  They are allowed to respond with "because it's required", because it is true. We fall under state