I found a nice article on the blog scottaaronson.com.
The writer (Scott, I presume) addresses the challenges student motivation.
Scott makes a couple of observations that made me nod my head in agreement.
For one thing, the introduction of grades and assessment into a learning milieu immediately complicates the situation and disrupts the natural curiosity of the learners. Scott advises teachers to grade generously. I concur.
Secondly, Scott reminds his readers that a classroom is composed of unique personalities. It is inevitable that some students will not be interested in learning the subject material; often, they will make it clear that they do not want to be in school. The teacher should not then be dismissive of the whole group. Sometimes, I fall into this trap. If one or two students gives me difficulty, then I feel discouraged by the entire class. I must remind myself that each student is an individual. As Scott suggests: focus on the good students and not on the bad ones.
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