Can most of the problems students and teachers face in the classroom be traced back to miscommunications between the generations? Lily Lau, who does research on the millennial generation, aka Gen-Y), and Yasmin Noorul Amin, a teacher at SMK La Salle PJ who is among the top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2014-2015, share their thoughts on what educators can do to encourage active learning in the classroom.

<p>Can most of the problems students and teachers face in the classroom be traced back to miscommunications between the generations? Lily Lau, who does research on the millennial generation, aka Gen-Y), and Yasmin Noorul Amin, a teacher at SMK La Salle PJ who is among the top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2014-2015, share their thoughts on what educators can do to encourage active learning in the classroom.</p>

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