I used to think that students came to school to learn, and that if the opportunity for learning were presented to them, they would take it. I’ve said this same thing many times in job interviews–if students are coming to school, they want to learn (and we should teach them).
Jimmy Carter never said the word malaise itself, but we all know what he meant. And he said it in 1979. I’ve been living it lately and spend hours per day/week/month devising ways to combat it. I am met at every turn with malaise. I am so frustrated I keep hitting the wrong keys when I type this, so I will let President Carter finish it for me.
His fist and tone say it all.