Each class and each student is different, but, in general, I have found that
people respond to education if it appeals to an item of interest in the
student. If a class or student is interested in sports, create lesson plans using
examples of probability (horse-racing), or averages (baseball statistics)
For a class/student interested in music, cite examples involving meter and
time signature (th
is helps understand fractions)
For a class interested in current news, take a newspaper and discuss cost of
living, interest rates, stock prices...
Bottom line, use topics the children can relate to and they will see value
in learning the (sometimes ) more boring rudiments of mathematics.
