For some instructors motivating students is a "hit or miss proposition!" On some days the instructor is vibrant, enthusiastic and interesting. On other days the instructor is slow, losing the train of thought and poorly informed. An excellent instructor must be like and actor, giving a performance of "Hamlet." He must study his lines, know his cues, and when to involve the audience, (the class.) All of this goes into motivation. And the motivation emanates from the individual student or class itself. The instructor acts as fuel, buring bright, or just an ember after the fire has died down. He may be an ember, and then catch fire again, bringing brightness and warmth to the subject.