Completely agree, Oracle.
Originally Posted by
Arglax
You can't make a subject interesting or not. You can attempt to teach it more interestingly, yes, but even that greatly depends in how much effort your student is willing to put into it.
But isn't history the most interesting subject in the world? It's the story about how we got to where we are today and about what forces and great people shaped governed it. The story of us. Better than any fiction.
History class can definitely be interesting because history is the most interesting story in the world.
Also, motivation is largely determined by interest, so, I think if you teach it in an interesting way, you'll generate motivation naturally.