Will a M357 Get You High?

Having high achievers in your class is encouraging. High achieving students typically are motivated by the pure joy of learning and expanding their knowledge bases. Often, the…se students do not have discipline issues and are incredibly self-directed.

At the same time, you will face some challenges with teaching high achievers because it can be difficult to engage them in the way that they crave and deserve. Below are some tips for effectively teaching high-achieving students in a way that suits you and them. High achievers like to be challenged.

This means that they are not passive learners but students who derive satisfaction from being challenged. For this reason, it is important for you to set high standards in your classroom and make it your objective for students to actively apply the knowledge they have learned. This means that they should move beyond mere memorization of the material and gain a deeper understanding of it.

Ask them to connect concepts they're learning to current events by writing several paragraphs about them or explain how what they're learning is applicable in settings outside of school. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, it is never too early to get your students started in doing research. Have your high-achieving students find the answers to their problems and their questions by giving them the basic research skills they need.

Instead of giving them solutions when they ask questions, have them go to the library and research the answers themselves. Direct younger students to the specific material where they can find the answers, but let them practice finding it. Introduce your high-achieving students to abstract concepts.

Abstract concepts compel students to think outside of the box, and because such ideas cannot be defined narrowly, they will have more fun coming to their own conclusions. Abstract discussion topics for older children include ethics and culture, and you can even ask them to pose certain solutions to the world's problems.