I think you are on to something when you say that boredom might be a manifestation of the freeze response in the automatic nervous system. Many of my students start out afraid to give a wrong answer and they shut down. It gets boring to be frozen for a long time.
And it doesn’t have to do with the teachers, it’s also the system. Studying for grades is not motivating at all. Studying for grades is studying to pass a grade not to learn.
I think you are on to something when you say that boredom might be a manifestation of the freeze response in the automatic nervous system. Many of my students start out afraid to give a wrong answer and they shut down. It gets boring to be frozen for a long time.
Exactly!
And it doesn’t have to do with the teachers, it’s also the system. Studying for grades is not motivating at all. Studying for grades is studying to pass a grade not to learn.
Very true!