Monday, June 13, 2011
Optimum Motivation
The textbook defines optimum motivation by saying it "is comprehensive, involving personal qualities of motivation and a classroom environment that supports and cultivates it." Because my students are so young (grade K), I don't recall ever having a student who was a self-regulated learner. Each of my students seek my attention, my emotional support and my guidance. I'm wondering if the will to learn/personal competence comes when it is developmentally appropriate. I also wonder if I can consciously model the will to learn for my students or will they pick up that characteristic from their interaction with me.
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Very small children are like sponges...they want to learn about everything. Something happens in grade school to channel that curiosity to things other than school learning. How can we re-channel their energy towards learning the things we need them to learn?
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