Adult students in particular want to see the relevency in everything they do. In part I believe this is because they have experienced situations where they felt like their time was wasted in a meaningless activity. Adult students make a lot of sacrifices to go back to school; child care, work arrangements, borrow large sums of money, etc. As a result they expect a meaningful return on this sacrifice. Relevent activities reinforce why they are here and they see a direct and immediate benefit to making the choice to return to school.
