Motivation is the most essential key that teacher would use in order to allow her students to achieve more and be more productive. As we all know we have two types of motivation the intrinsic and the extrinsic one. Teachers should focus on the intrinsic one more than the extrinsic one but at the same time she should know how and when to use the extrinsic motivation.
Not every time the students achieve or do further step the teacher should give him/her sticker or gift unless they will not process. However, when the teacher make the students aware of the importance of why they are learning and the importance of materials in hand they will achieve without things in return.
Using praise according to me is the most beneficial way to motivate my students, it would increase their self-confidence and progress. Another important point to mention is "scaffold"; one way to motivate students to achieve more is scaffolding which means helping them to complete the task and remove this help little by little in order for the students to be able to achieve it all alone.
Concerning this, teachers should take into consideration the level of the activities they give to the students. They should follow i+1; suit the students level and a little bit high.
So, motivation is effective in our classrooms but when we know how to use it and when to use it and when we don't over use it.
I hope you give your students as much motivation as you give to the people who are close to you because you truly give from your heart and that's what distinguishes you from the rest! Don't ever change :)
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