Under-motivated students also complain of boredom in class because they feel they already know what’s being taught or that it's not important. So, they don't feel any incentive to do the work to learn something new.5Often, “school is boring” is paired with “that’s why I don’t do the work” or “that’s why I don’t pay attention.” What this type of student might actually mean is that the work doesn’t engage them. They may not feel a positive connection to their school, their teacher, their peers, or the subjects they are learning about.