Is school relevant to students?

After reading chapter 4 of Making the Journey I thought the quote that Christenbury uses on page 98 from William Glasser is something that really struck my thoughts. " The problem is that at least half of all students are making little or no effort to learn, because they don't believe that school satisfies their needs." I know there have been many times that my education in high school and college was fustrating because there were classes that I thought were not necessary for what I needed to be successful in my field of work. I think one of the responsiblities as teachers we have to make everything we do tie into real life application. Obviously, this is easier said then done. Within each class as we found in ch 4 that there is multiple types of students in our class, some who do care about learning and some that could careless about being at school. One thing that I believe teachers must do is to to pull all of these students into their class, to making learning a real life experience. Again this task is easier said then done. We face the obstacle of trying to change the mindset of students. Class is not about gaining information to puke up on a test but instead creating a learning experience that can be used again throughout life. These are just a few thoughts that I have. I hope that you will answer my intial question of "Is school relevant to students?"