While it is true that some students will never, no matter what we do, take responsibility for their own learning. Many, however, can be inspired to pursue the knowledge and understanding that they need for advancement in their careers. To inspire them they must see that we are also engaged in ongoing learning, which means we do not know everything. We also need to constantly show the relevance of what they are learning. If we can't show that something is relevant, why are we teaching it? They also need to feel encouraged to learn, maybe even enticed to learn rather than forced to learn useless information like they did in high school. Group work can be exciting for many, but for others it is a total loss. We need to do it because team work is an ever increasing part of many professions but we can't put to much weight on its grading since that can skew the grades.
