As an instructor we want all of our students to get the material and to be a success in this endeavor. The best way for an individual to be involved in their learning is to be motivation from within, but can intrinsic motivation be taught, or is it something instilled or innately within us. I believe both. This kind of motivation is within all of us but it needs to be encouraged and nurtured. We as instructors are in a unique position to turn this "on" in an individual or suppress it. I believe this is a great power and with great power comes great responsibility. Many successes have been attributed to necessity, a necessity to adapt to changing conditions to interrupt the status quo just to get an individual to participate in their own success. I do believe intrinsic motivation can be taught and it is a power and responsibility that we as instructors need to take caution with and take as seriously as our own personal well being.