Six reasons for bad grades

Some students struggle with school because they dislike intellectual effort. They are only willing to put in a minimum amount of learning effort to understand things.

The concept of disinterest is unpopular. Educators view curiosity as an innate pleasure, something that potentially motivates everyone. They suggest that teachers simply need to appeal to their students‘ innate curiosity to motivate them. I disagree with this view.

I believe that the learning process can be frustrating, especially when deep thinking is required. Although it feels good when we understand something, the learning process itself is not necessarily joyful. There is great variation in the degree to which students are willing to learn.

Students who are not curious do not like the learning process or particularly deep and persistent thinking.