<p>Sometimes students lack the drive for problem solving. One might say that they are bored.</p>

<p>However, is there a scientific account on what causes ignorance of problem solving, when they simply are not interested in solving any problem? Like when they think that it is the grown-up's task to solve problems, not theirs.</p>

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2014-01-08T01:13:34.387Z
By "ignorance of problem solving," are you asking about `interest in` / `motivation for` problem solving, or `knowledge of` problem solving `strategies`, or `sense of personal responsibility for` problem solving? These are all slightly separate questions, so a little clarification could go a long way in helping to narrow down the right kinds of answers.
Nick Stauner
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2014-01-10T04:56:45.900Z
@gergely-buday: if you grow up in an affluent society where looks and popularity is everything, then why would anyone be interested in problem solving?
Greg McNulty
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2014-01-11T11:58:27.937Z
What I experience, @what, is that no matter which subject I lecture at my college, students are not keen on having a new problem. In theory they study for a profession somehow they do not realise that being an IT guy requires a lot of problem solving and they should practice it already in the classroom. And they do not realise that I might take as kidding that they want to go the easy way but at an interview or at a company the HR person or their boss will not be amused by this.
Gergely
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2014-01-11T12:00:32.260Z
So the question is: why they do not even try to go for problems? @Nick Stauner: as I often say, not that they lack the knowledge for problem solving is bad, but that they lack the the interest in problem solving.

This is _my_ problem, and I am seriously interested in solving it, i.e. how could I convince them that problem solving is interesting and rewarding, in the short term for personal pleasure and in the long term for better career prospects.
Gergely
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What causes students not to be interested in problem solving?
Gergely
# What causes students not to be interested in problem solving?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-07)

Sometimes students lack the drive for problem solving. One might say that they are bored.

However, is there a scientific account on what causes ignorance of problem solving, when they simply are not interested in solving any problem? Like when they think that it is the grown-up's task to solve problems, not theirs.

**Tags:** motivation, problem-solving

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: By "ignorance of problem solving," are you asking about `interest in` / `motivation for` problem solving, or `knowledge of` problem solving `strategies`, or `sense of personal responsibility for` problem solving? These are all slightly separate questions, so a little clarification could go a long way in helping to narrow down the right kinds of answers.  
> **username_2**: @gergely-buday: if you grow up in an affluent society where looks and popularity is everything, then why would anyone be interested in problem solving?  
> **username_0**: What I experience, @what, is that no matter which subject I lecture at my college, students are not keen on having a new problem. In theory they study for a profession somehow they do not realise that being an IT guy requires a lot of problem solving and they should practice it already in the classroom. And they do not realise that I might take as kidding that they want to go the easy way but at an interview or at a company the HR person or their boss will not be amused by this.  
> **username_0**: So the question is: why they do not even try to go for problems? @username_1: as I often say, not that they lack the knowledge for problem solving is bad, but that they lack the the interest in problem solving.  This is _my_ problem, and I am seriously interested in solving it, i.e. how could I convince them that problem solving is interesting and rewarding, in the short term for personal pleasure and in the long term for better career prospects.  

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