Motivation

Our first in class session made me even more motivated to complete my Master's project. I am focusing on increasing student motivation through mentoring students. It is great to see clips, such as the "Drive" video, that focus on trying to find ways to increase student motivation in a positive way. The goal is to get students to want to learn. As educators, it is a difficult task to reach all students, but we need to find a way to connect students to their learning. Using a variety of positive strategies will help reach these students. This is difficult for teachers, because we are used to a variety of positive strategies, but we also use punishment to try to motivate students. As teachers, we need to find a way to connect all students to their learning, and we need to realize it is not going to be easy. It is going to rewarding, though!