Many high schools espouse the new "3 R's" - not Readin' Ritin' and Rithmetic, but Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. Clearly, from the survey response outlined in this article, many schools have incorporated the rigor and relationship piece, but lack the relevance craved for by students. With the explosion of information available to students at the touch of a finger, high school teachers are transforming from the givers of information to the guiders of information. With that, students want to know how the information they are learning in high school will help them when they walk out of the school doors.
Can't Get No Satisfaction: Students Say High Schools Are Failing�Them
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