How Does 2016 Rigor and Relevance in the Classroom Work?

Imagine you're building a really cool toy city, that’s what rigor and relevance is like in your classroom in 2016.

Rigor means working hard to learn something tricky, just like when you practice stacking blocks until they’re super tall. It's about pushing yourself to understand things deeply, even if it takes time or effort.

Relevance is like choosing the best blocks for your city, using what you know from real life to help you learn new stuff. If you're learning about math, maybe you use money from your piggy bank to count and add. That makes the lesson feel real and helpful.

So rigor and relevance in the classroom is like building a toy city with hard work and smart choices, you’re learning tough things that matter to you, just like how you build cool stuff every day!

1. You learn tricky ideas (that's the rigor).
2. You connect them to your life or interests (that’s the relevance).
3. You keep practicing until it all makes sense, just like stacking blocks until they stand tall! Imagine you're building a really cool toy city, that’s what rigor and relevance is like in your classroom in 2016.

Rigor means working hard to learn something tricky, just like when you practice stacking blocks until they’re super tall. It's about pushing yourself to understand things deeply, even if it takes time or effort.

Relevance is like choosing the best blocks for your city, using what you know from real life to help you learn new stuff. If you're learning about math, maybe you use money from your piggy bank to count and add. That makes the lesson feel real and helpful.

So rigor and relevance in the classroom is like building a toy city with hard work and smart choices, you’re learning tough things that matter to you, just like how you build cool stuff every day!