When students don't want to do PBL

Since this video blog was made, I have altered a few things.  Keep in mind, I'm a new teacher, so what might seem obvious to some, wasn't to me.  After this project, where students were mapping their ancestry, I sent emails home to parents and made a few phone calls.  Part of the problem was motivation and since I have asked for help from parents, things have been much better.

The other change I made was I reevaluated my project and realized that there was no presentation at the end.  I'm not sure what I was thinking, but having the students present their material, even to the class, gets such a better product than not presenting at all.  Many students are first motivated by not looking bad in front of their peers, then their parents, then they are motivated by grades.