In my opinion, motivating the students always lies on the teacher and I think that adult students are no exception, instead the teacher changes the way of motivating them and the methods employed. These methods should be according to adulthood. If we assume that adults only need from us (educators) the information that we provide we would only be informants, and not teachers. This weakens the learning process and motivation towards it. Remember that most adult learners come with the expectation that they are going to be taught by a highly motivated teacher, who’s well prepared in the subjects he teaches, and that has a personal position inside and outside the classroom according with what is expected socially from a teacher. In the course highlights it is said that security and autonomy are the key factors that develop the adult student motivation during the learning process and shows various techniques and tactics that show the teacher's lead role in the maintenance and growth of the motivation of the student to the issues if the wearer or the creation and development of motivation if not carried. Then it is essential that teachers take greater responsibility in developing the motivation of the students even if they are adults. I agree with you when you said “We as educators are then faced with the task of assessing our students and determining how much assistance each will need. Some may require the 60/40 split you suggest while others may need more assistance to the tone of 80/20 and others may need very little support outside of the delivering the curriculum. I agree with you that in what you’re saying refers specifically to the 60% that I placed as the teacher's responsibility in the motivation of the adult student when analyzed as the general function of the educator.
When you said " “ be open to these ideas and focus more on building professional relationships and learning how each of your students can best make use of your skills and knowledge " you are showing that this flexibility in the application of what you said ratifies the predominant role of the teacher in student motivation during the learning process.
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