1.Hard-Fun+Project

According to the survey, responses of ages are widely distributed 13 to 65 as below Pie chart and even the gender of participants is impartially half and half (49:51). As the results of main questions (What makes learning boring? & What makes learning fun?), most participants answered formal class was boring, and many of them also mentioned informal class was very fun such as field trip, lab class, outdoors, group training, etc. However, the result in detail of question what makes learning fun, there are some difference by individuals.
 * Executive Summary**



From the survey results, it was boring to take formal class which is observed in regular classes that follow the established form such as listen & watch, remember, and sit sill. According to the survey question where did this boring experience take place, 31 out of 45 (69%) responses answered as the formal class and classroom. The students are expected to be present formal class, but many of them have boring experience took place in formal class. Based on the survey, listen & watch, remember, and sit still are the factors which makes formal class boring. These factors are in dependent or objective learning environment that students do not anything or they do not have any activity. Dorothy mentioned her discussing class about poem, which she did not understand fully because the instructor corrected students’ thoughts, understandings, or beliefs. The instructor try to demand his/her own thought. As a result most of students did not understand the class. Compelled understanding also concerned about one-side teaching. Bob G and MomaMia noted that the instructor did their lecture even though students did not understand. The instructor has the role to care what their students do not understand. 6 out of 42 responses answered that instructor’s monotone makes them boring. Students also felt boring when instructor just kept talking and talking. Therefore, boring teaching style could make students boring. One of participants noted that the instructor was unsure of her answers and preferred that students did not ask questions in class. This means the instructor does not have clear understanding what she teaches. Basically, students are learner, so they are ready to learn something, not ready to teach.
 * What makes learning boring?**
 * Generalizations**
 * 1.** **Many participants answered formal class was boring.**
 * 2.** **Participants felt boring experience in dependent or objective learning environment.**
 * 3.** **Compelled understanding and thoughts are not effective teaching method.**
 * 4.** **Students get bored with boring teaching style.**
 * 5.** **If instructor can not answer when students ask questions who can give clear answer.**

From the survey results, some participants mentioned informal class was very fun, but their interests are different depending on the individual propensity.
 * What makes learning fun?**

According to the survey question where did this fun experience take place, 13 out of 41 responses answered that informal class was fun experience such as field trip, lab class, outdoors, group training, etc. Based on the survey result, most of available answers are expected for fun experience except ‘sit still.’ These factors show that students have fun when they ‘do’ something in the class. One of participants mentioned that ‘The freedom to learn from our own observations and working together.’ Compare with 3rd generalization in boring experience. Feel free to learn can make creativity and positive learning experience. 5 out of 42 participants have had fun experience when they learn ‘New’ something. Sometimes new experience can arouse students’ curiosity and concentration. It also can give to learner motivation with expectation what they will learn. Some participants mentioned ordinary teacher, but they are ready to teach. The instructor asked questions of any and everyone at any time. The instructor also answered clearly what the students ask questions. It is very basic, but a thing that has to be done.
 * Generalizations**
 * 1.** **Some participants answered informal class was fun.**
 * 2.** **Participants felt fun experience in independent or subjective learning environment.**
 * 3.** **Interaction with others can make students fun experience.**
 * 4.** **New learning & New experience.**
 * 5.** **An instructor who is ready to teach.**

Think about the fun learning event or class. You can memorize very clearly what you learn. I would like to say about fun experience and effective memorization. In my country, the lecture system is the most common teaching system in the class. Teachers come into the room, open their books, and start to lecture. We sit quietly at our desks and take notes. If we can repeat on the test what the teacher said in class, we will get a good grade. Most teachers and administrators recognize lecture style teaching is an ineffective education system for creativity, but the reason why they prefer lecture style is they just focus on teaching to college entrance exams. Many parents just want their children to enter a good university. Therefore, teachers keep their teaching style and we also adjust to the lecture system naturally. Can you guess how it is boring? However, I have experienced ‘fun’ in lecture. When I was in middle school and high school, I really hated history and world history classes because we just had to memorize what happened in our history and world history. One teacher who taught me in my third year of high school helped me change my mind. When she taught a new subject, she began to tell us stories or some interesting background such as Francis Drake and Spanish Armada, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and the other five Queens, etc. sometimes, she brought some cartoons for explanation. Most students concentrated and enjoyed her class. Before I met her, world history class was one of my weakest classes. After a year, I took a college entrance exam, and I got a perfect score in the world history exam section. Therefore, I think the most effective teaching is to offer an interesting class that every student can understand and learn from. Don’t forget it. Students are ready to learn if we give them fun experience.
 * Implications for teaching and design work**