Passion

Passion affects our will and want to do anything

Students needs and how they will receive passion

Gender

Boys

Help boys become passionate about topics by making the topic fun and exciting. Having hands on experiences and other ways for them to gain passion about a subject.

Have competitive activities and time to work alone.

Girls

Time to work together and to learn on their own and with others. Have plenty of social interaction with emotional and social encouragement.

gender neutral

Help students gain a love for subject until they become passionate about it.

Encourage learning on their own time.

Social

Relate other subjects or items that students are already passionate about to current learning material.

Give students opportunities to work with friends.

Age group

Elementry

Make activities fun and engaging.

Most activities are hands on and the students are constantly offered encouragement.

Middle school

Have topics relate to other subjects or items students are passionate about.

Start encouraging learning on own time to develop passion

High school

Show real life uses of subject to show its importance in every day life.

Have large tests more about learning than a stressful way to get a good grade

Encourage teaching friends, classmates, and others.

Disciplines

Healthy sleeping habits

A schedule

Scheduled time for learning

rest time/fun time

Dedication

Passion for Learning

Passion for learning math

Having a good teacher for math that will help you understand things you do not currently understand.

Exmaples

Math is very useful for keeping your accounts in balance.

Math is used in almost every entry level job whether that is being a cashier or being able to do quick math in your head for how much of an item you have to stock.

Learning exponents first so you can better understand the concepts of logarithms

Having a teacher that will take time out of their busy schedule to help you understand something difficult like trig

Learning to enjoy something in math like how you get from point A to B and what it takes to get there

Enjoying challenging yourself, math can be very challenging

Taking an hour or two every day or every other day to study and learn on your own time so you better understand what you are learning.

Understanding the importance of math in every day life.

Gaining a want to learn math on your own time in a personal setting.

Taking things one step at a time, learning basic math like addition before going to more advanced things.

Learn to enjoy math

Non examples

Spending hours upon hours on math until you burn yourself out.

Trying to apply math in areas that are better suited for a different subject

Picking a teacher that is easy but teaches nothing.

Misconceptions

Math will not always be fun

Because math is hard at times means that it will not be fun and you cannot find enjoyment out of it.

Math will always be hard

Because math is difficult at first there is an idea that it will never be easier. Also, because others struggle with it, you must struggle with it too.

Math does not get easier the more you learn

Learning is only for students or scholars

Because your not going for college you do not have a need to learn higher levels of education including higher levels of math.