Comment by nicbou

> Start with why

This would have done so much for me, especially with the more abstract math classes that made no sense until much later. It would have been good if the math problems even approximated reality. Simple things like adjusting a recipe to a different number of people, applying taxes, calculating interest. Only shop class gave me the satisfaction of doing something concrete.

For me, there was no "aha!" moment in high school, and it made it very difficult to understand why I needed to care.