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When you know your subject but can't make them care

I know my subject inside and out — I could teach it in my sleep. But standing in front of thirty teenagers who won't look up from their phones, I can't get a single one of them to care. I go home most nights feeling like I'm failing at the one thing I trained my whole life to do.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You know your subject cold but can't get your students to care, and it feels like failure.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.