Truth and Fallacy in Educational Theory

I am thinking of buying this book:

I really find it hard:

a) to understand the way we try to teach our "pupils" today. I just inherit the aims others had before for the subjects which I give lectures in the university for.

b) to understand why students today do NOT want to learn.

Will I have to re-invent myself before being able to teach?

Will I have to learn the very basic foundations about how students acquire knowledge?

It doesn't seem to be just a matter of a new way to look at EPISTEMOLOGY