Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Hi Jason,
You make a number of very good points about motivation in relation to your own life. Motivation is internalizing external factors that contribute to our lives. The key is to get our students to see the value of what they are learning and how they can apply this knowledge to their lives. Thank you for sharing your perceptions about how students can be motivated.
Gary

jason coats

I will soon have my MBA and have been very successful as a student. However, I have trouble when learning, struggle at learning and most of all staying motivated. I found that with me and most other student that getting interested in the material and becoming an active participant in projects makes learning and staying motivated eisier.
Another way to stay motivated is making the issue at hand real and a part of your life. I used to have trouble staying motivated when it came to excercise. But once I made excercise a part of my daily life and part of who I am I became successful at staying motivated. I just finished my first marathon and plan to do one a year minimium, for the rest of my life.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Hi Soo Kim
By maintaining a professional attitude and demeanor about yourself you will project to your students your abilities as an instructor. By being excited about your field plus offering quality content the concern about not being taken as a professional will be greatly reduced.
You will do fine as an instructor. I wish you the best in your teaching career.
Gary

Soo Kim

Next to being knowledgeable of the subject at hand, and presenting it in an effective manner, I always found the level of enthusiasm of my instructors to be an important determining factor on whether I would describe them as "good" or "bad" professors. My only concern is drawing the line between enthusiasm and coming across as lax and unprofessional. I look young for my age so I don't want to do anything to seem even younger.

John Berkhoel

I agree with what Scott said, and would like to add - Making the subject relevant will add purpose to the learner and help with motivating them.

Lara chahinian

I certainly agree with this one! It is our job to motivate these students. They are coming to school and paying money to learn something. It is our job to show them that we love what we do and give the right encouragement to love what they learn.

Otherwise, how can we teach a subject that we don't love? that we are not passionate about???

These students are coming to school to find a way out of the situation that they are in. To find better solutions in their lives... and it is our job to guide and moticate them. It is our job to fully prepare them to the outside/career world.

Scott Rittenhouse CHEP

I have to agree with you completely. If you’re not enthusiastic, the students will pick up on it and not see the value of the course you’re teaching. It’s important to motivate the student’s right from the start by being enthusiastic about the subject. People like to feel they made a good choice when they show up to your class. If you can’t show them what they will get out of it or what’s in it for them, they tend to lose interest and motivation