I agree with Dottie; it is often hard to get students to see the value of Humanities in their day to day lives. Sometimes "Period Classes", like 20th Century, make it easier to show a student how the class content applies to their day to day lives. A class like "Intro to Hum" applies to their lives in a much more abstract was than a tangible way.
I do not agree with rewarding a student with extra credit or other rewards for doing what they need to do to be successful! I think that is a bad way to motivate a student - because life has very few Extrinsic rewards!
I try to appeal to a student's "Intrinsic motivators". That can be hard since most students don't think they like Humanities or think it is a waste of their time. In an "Intro to
The article “Motivating Firs-Generation Students For Academic Success and College Completion” by Tanjula Petty describes the additional challenges first generation students have to overcome while attending college. A well-heeled diversity and world of opportunities are a few of the positive outcomes of attending college. According to Tanjula Petty (2014), “Yet, the most cited and widely used definition for first- generation students is someone whose parents has not completed a college degree”. Students whose parents did not acquire a college degree, have a lack of support at home. Their family members are not equipped to provide information required for college difficulties students may have. They lack knowledge and resources that students that students with college-educated parents have. The article states that these students are less psychologically prepared for college. Many low-income families do not understand the benefits of graduating from college. First generation students spend more time working and less time studying unlike their classmates. (Petty 2014) Coming from low-income families, many of these students have to divide their time between college and working. Leading students to prioritize money before school. Many work full time while going to school. Working more hours than studying can potentially harm students ' success.
If students are rewarded for quality schoolwork, grades may initially improve. They may show more excitement. However, in the article “Why You Shouldn’t Pay Children for Grades” by Amy Mccready, it is found that the enhanced grades deteriorate along with the excitement for the payment. Most children simply lose interest in the reward. It is better to just let youth accomplish
The life of many college students is stressful and challenging. (Medora & Woodward,1986) For college students being forced to go to school is never the case but it is a choice by the student whether to attend or not. Motivation then plays a huge factor for student. Motivation is needed to pursue the certain major the college student chooses by interest and the success to graduate college.
The United States of America is known for being a country filled with people of many different ethnic backgrounds. Likewise, the student population in schools is just as diverse as it continues to grow. Lynch (2015) notes that schools are expected to teach their students “how to synthesize cultural differences into their knowledge base” as this will help “facilitate students’ personal and professional success in a diverse world” (para. 8). Educators must be able to provide for the diverse needs of students and are expected to equip students with skills that can lead to healthy development as it can affect higher levels of student achievement and students have more opportunities of success in their future. Providing students with tools and skills requires an awareness and acceptance of their ethnic identity. Once students have developed self-acceptance about their ethnic identity, they can begin to feel empowered and motivated to do well. Through cultural empowerment, students of color can develop intrinsic motivation and achieve academic success.
Can you elaborate on what your mean by your statement on staying motivated and how that brings excitement to lesson plans and keeping students engaged? Are you referring to staying motivated yourself in reference to bring excitement into the lesson plans? In other word keeping yourself pump up or motivated for the lessons you will be delivering. If so do you believe that your lessons all need to be exciting and entertaining for each student? Or are you referring to internist or extrinsic motivation for engaging students? If so, how do you tap into what motivates your students especially since each individual student will have their own motivational venue.
They may contend that students should want to do well for themselves and their own future and should not expect a reward especially bribery. They may also say that this will encourage cheating in schools. However, this is not true for all students because some individuals may need some incentive in order to do well and actually pay attention in class or to the teacher. Some individuals may need that extra push and that idea of an extrinsic reward. Schools chief Arne Duncan observed that when he went to schools they seemed more excited and the excitement increased when they got their checks (Ripley, 5). Sometimes the idea of getting a reward pushes individuals to do better than they usually would. In this case, the reward would be pushing the students to get better grades in school and generally do better in school to get their reward, money. Many studies showed, there were students that no matter how hard they tried they were unable to get the “A” grade to get the reward (The Time Schools Tried, 2). Even if the student does not earn the money, at least they tried and their grade has made a small improvement since their last report card. In some cases even graduating earned the students money. Having the extrinsic reward
Schools have students working every part of their brain throughout the whole day. Doing this most students work as hard or harder as the rest of the working class. If students work hard with all the other stress that is going around them while keeping up an eighty percent or higher in all classes, students deserve a reward for trying as hard as they do. As a student your brain has to change between different parts all most every hour, while most working class jobs have you using the same part of your
I think that kids should get paid for having good grades for one reason. I am a student and I think that if we would get paid for making good grades a lot more kids would try. It is kind of like a job. You have to work hard so that you don’t get fired. If the kids were getting paid for good grades, then by the time they got out of high school they would have money for college, a car, or if there not going to college they will have money to rent a house.
As Alfie Kohn said in his article “The Risk of Rewards” (December1994) “rewarding motivate students to get rewards” [6]. This means that even if you pay them $100 dollars for do their work they will not do it because they have to, they will do it for the reward.
According to a study at Vanderbilt University, randomly selected students in grades 5-8 who received a certificate for their achievements were more motivated to excel than students who received a monetary reward. Also, Matthew Springer–the leader of this study–says that parents are more likely to reinforce their child’s extra effort after receiving a certificate (Balakit 8). If students would rather receive a certificate than money and their parents encourage them more for it, then why not give them certificates? It makes sense to give the students what they want. Not all students are motivated to work hard with money on the line. Most of them just want to be recognized for their accomplishments.
The ideal of students been paid for exceeding in their grades would motivate the students more. Which help students break beyond their limits .In any case it will help them become very successful in school. This is good thing because they help themselves by enlighten their self with more knowledge.
Rewarding students that maintain good grades with money is a terrible proposition. being motivated by money alone is not the mentality anyone should have; life is not all about money . if anything it should be used as a tool to provide for your needs and bless others . there must be a deeper meaning to life than the all consuming impulse to possess more wealth. students should not be recompensed with money because there is pressure to inflate grades, problems amongst students and parents ,and the love for learning is not being provided.
Did you know that many students can earn cash bonuses for getting high test scores? Did you know that students are successful? Students should be offered cash bonuses for good test scores. Students deserve what is best for them and they need to be honored. Many students come to a point where they need to have fun. The principals should take the students places where they desire to go for fun. The students should have opportunities like the skating rink, cool crest, and to a buffet so they can eat all they want and enjoy themselves as children. Students should get cash bonuses for good test scores, because they deserve a reward for working hard. Students are successful whenever they want to be. They can do well in school and out
Instructors are accountable for: Making ready lesson plans, coaching lessons and comparing pupil progress Encouraging college students and appearing as instructor–advisors for college students maintaining area inside the lecture room jogging extracurricular sports, clubs and sports (voluntary) communicating with dad and mom approximately students’ development
Setting personal goals is a vital component of student motivation, self-regulation, and achievement in academic settings. Goals are defined as a behavior or an outcome that one is consciously trying to perform or attain. Out of the twenty-two goals listed, I have compiled a list in the order of areas in which I need the most improvement. Additionally, I will further explain the first ten goals I have listed and the plans to accomplish improving upon those goals.