Native reactions are an important component of a student's behavior. If a teacher can capture a student's native reactions, he/she will be able to teach students in a way that it will excite their curiousity for learning.
James states that "The teacher who succeeds in getting herself loved by the pupils will obtain results which one of a more for bidding temperature finds it impossible to secure" (pg. 24). In my high school years, I had a teacher named Mr. Smith. He taught my accounting class for two semesters. I enjoyed his class because he lectured for no more than 15 minutes and then he gave us the rest of the class period to complete our work. But the best part of his class was that he set up our tables like we were in an actual work environment. He made me feel like I was at work when I was in his class. He was loved by his students because he was patient, understanding, and he gave us animal crackers in each class. But a teacher that is not loved by his students will not be able to awaken their intellect to the possibilities that can be found in their class.
James spoke about maintaining a pupil's attention in the course. In your class, what are some teaching techniques that can be used in your course to awaken the attention of the students in your course?
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