The last page of the chapter really summarized everything rather well. The few things that really stood out to me in order to keep students interest and motivation high were being passionate about your material and work, make connections to real life, show pride in students good work, and provide good exemplary roles models.
If you don't show interest as a teacher in the subject being taught, then why in the world would the students be? Also, things become a lot more interesting and important to learn when students feel like they can use whatever it is they are learning and connect it to their everyday lives. No one is going to sit and listen to something they think is going to be a waste of their time. Whenever students do well we should show how proud we are and this will keep their confidence and motivational levels high. Providing roles models whether they are local or celebrities can show students why it is important that they are learning whatever it is they are learning.
I agree with all of this information. I didn't pay attention or put my full effort into anything that I thought was going to be irrelevant to my life. I want to make real life connections with anything I teach to better capture students attention. I will always tell my students when they have done a good job. Nothing would make me happier than to praise my students good work all day long!
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