Motivation #2 third

``````````okay third times a charm right?~


Once again I will try this blog post without it being deleted and sent off to a faraway land that cannot ever be recovered! 
I was asked to complete this blog to add to my first motivation blog as there were some details missing. 
I was asked how and what is intrinsic motivation...intrinsic motivation must come from within the student.It means that some of my students will not be satisfied with a simple thumbs up good job approach but will need some other type of motivation to keep them working. 
  
The assignment has to tap into a general interest of the student in order to motivate him/her.  I understand there are many things that can hinder a students ability to become intrinsically motivated, but with these following ideas I hope to be able to reach all my students. Some of these factors that may hinder this could be beliefs, values and what they attribute success to. It could be possible they are taught that to be educated means to be a respected person in the community and has nothing to do with education as we may believe. 
In addition to the previous notes I feel that by having an understanding of each of my students backgrounds before they enter the classroom will show that I am truly interested in their education, by making home visits and explaining my expectations to families will show families as well that I expect their student to succeed in my class. 


I will speak to the students the first day and let them know why it is important to get grades and by modeling the tasks that I expect my students to follow and by giving the students options in their work, I hope to develop their sense of intrinsic motivation. 
In making the students have a choice in their work I mean that I would have different assignments that all meet the same requirements, but the student would feel that he/she did it their own way giving them a strong sense of pride in their own work. 


  I believe that first and foremost each and every student must feel that you genuinely care for them and that you want them to succeed. Making student aware that you care and value and respect their opinions is the first step to get your students intrinsically motivated. If your students are feeling comfortable in the classroom they will want to please you and that will result in getting tasks done that are asked of them. Making them feel good about their work, by having others take notice of the students work will make the student feel appreciated and recognized. Many times this is all the student wants is to be known that they are there. 


I believe that by having my students work in groups as stated in my first blog I am creating a sense of community and by arranging the seats in this manner students cooperation level will rise,through cooperation students will learn valuable interpersonal skills and a sense of accomplishment when they are helping their peers. By understanding that each of my students bring valuable resources and experiences to the classroom each student will have a sense of value and want to please the teacher.


Creating ice breaking activities the first day to get all of my students acquainted with each other on a more personal level will help bring a sense of community within our classroom. My curriculum will be in line with standards but I will try and think out of the box to make the lessons more relevant to my students daily lives with the same end goal in mind.
I believe with these examples of creating a positive classroom climate, building good relationships, giving rewards sporadically, and incentives that the class has came up with together will create an overall positive climate and students will become intrinsically motivated.