Motivating students is one of the greatest challenges teachers face. While it is true that as teachers we have little, if any, control over external factors that influence our students’ behavior and engagement, we do play a vital role in shaping what occurs in the classroom. In fact, our instructional choices can make a positive impact on student motivation.
Obviously, not enough can be said about parent involvement, but I believe that motivating my students can be done in many different way such as:
- Praising and encouraging students.
- Expecting excellence.
- Getting them involved.
- Spreading excitement in classroom.
- Mixing up teaching methods and techniques.
- Relating lessons to students lives.
- Tracking improvement.
- Rewarding students for positive behavior inside and outside classroom.
I know that there are many other ways to motivate your students and if you like to add or comment on some of what I listed down, please feel free to do so.
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