Even Bill Gates thought school was boring when he was a kid. In high school, Gates didn't find learning "interesting," he said recently on his "Unconfuse Me" podcast, in an episode featuring Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan. But the teacher saw potential and used it to encourage Gates to put more effort into his education. "He gave me books to read and helped push me a little bit," Gates said. "It made a big difference that he thought I was wasting my time. It changed my opinion about education completely. As many as 75% of teenagers report being bored in class, adding that stress and boredom also contribute to their negative thoughts, according to a 2020 Yale study.
Teachers can engage students more by tailoring their lessons, Bryant University Professor Michael Roberto wrote in the 2021 Harvard Business School blog post."Avoid long lectures, which are boring classroom activities, and instead choose activities that engage students," Roberto wrote, adding that including short videos, polling tools, assignments groups, and sharing is a good way to get people's attention. Gates developed his mathematical and coding skills in high school, before dropping out of Harvard University and founding Microsoft in 1975. These days, most of his philanthropic efforts revolve around providing access to information. education and quality of education, but in it. United States and around the world. In the near future, artificial intelligence could help students in the same way Gates' eighth-grade teacher did, he said — preventing kids who might not be noticed by teachers who are busy and overworked."I think AI is going to be like a great high school teacher who actually reads your essay, and you go back and think, 'Okay, I'm going to get in there,'" Gates said.
“Early on in math, I was kind of lazy,” Gates, 67, said. “And a teacher in eighth grade said, you know, ‘How come you’re so lazy? You could be really good at this.’ I said, ‘But we’re not doing anything interesting.’” That may have been an excuse, he added: “I kind of had this view that, the less effort you put in, the cooler you were.” But the teacher spotted potential, and took the opportunity to encourage Gates to put some effort into his education. “He would give me books to read and help really push me quite a bit,” Gates said. “It made a huge difference that he sort of thought I was wasting my time. It changed my whole view on education.” “Avoid long lectures, which are a very passive classroom activity, and instead choose activities that involve students,” Roberto wrote, adding that incorporating short videos, polling apps, group work and sharing are great ways to keep people’s attention. “I do think the AI will be like a great high school teacher who really marks your essay, and you go back and think, ‘OK, I need to step up there,’” Gates said.
