Re: RE: motivation

Prof. Howard Seeman

Posted on 12/07/10

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On 12/07/10, Jan wrote:
> For those high school students who just don't want to do
> work,
> do nothing for them. Unmotivated students get zeros, maybe
> that can
> help them improve in the future. Give ultimatums for
> students that don’t
> want to work [reduce grades for late work, etc.].
> Give frequent quizzes to make sure students know they
> must stay on track. Always check in, because if you
> lose sight of their work, you lose THEM.
> Calling parents can also help when students are unmotivated.
> I have found that getting the parents involved can really
> light a
> fire.
> All my best,
> Jan
You can use reward systems, inductive lessons that start with
their concerns before you do the curriculum, peer fun coop
learning where they love to interact with each other IN the
lesson...I have many in my book below.

I think that this can be helpful to you:
The book and Training Video: PREVENTING Classroom Discipline
Problems

If you can get this book and video: [they are in many
libraries, so you don't have to buy them] email me and I can
refer you to the sections of the book and video [that
demonstrates the effective vs. the ineffective teacher] that
can help you.

If your library does not have them, you can get them at:

http://www.panix.com/~pro-ed/

that are also used at this online course:
www.ClassroomManagementOnline.com

See: Reviews at:
http://classroommanagementonline.com/comteach.html

If you cannot get the book or video, email me anyway, and I
will try to help.

Best regards,

Howard

Howard Seeman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus,
City Univ. of New York

Prof. Seeman
Hokaja@aol.com

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