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by Ms. S.

Jun 13, 2011

How do you motivate kids when the parents themselves aren't motivated? Had a whole classful of those this year... Needless to say, it wasn't a stellar year!

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VET to Karen M. What a great post! Your K's are very fortunate to have you for a teacher.

This is something that could/should be adapted to various grade levels.

On 6/13/11, Karen M. wrote: > On 6/13/11, Ms. S. wrote: >> How do you motivate kids when the parents themselves aren't >> motivated? Had a whole classful of those this yea...See MoreWhat a great post! Your K's are very fortunate to have you for a teacher.

This is something that could/should be adapted to various grade levels.

On 6/13/11, Karen M. wrote: > On 6/13/11, Ms. S. wrote: >> How do you motivate kids when the parents themselves aren't >> motivated? Had a whole classful of those this year... >> Needless to say, it wasn't a stellar year! > > I currently teach Kindergarten, but I've had experience > teaching other grades. I always make it a point to stress to > the kids that THIS ROOM is special. It is different from your > house, and we talk about that. I stress that this room is > THEIR ROOM. How do they want to take care of it?? What will > they need to do every day? We talk about HOW they need to act > in their room, and WHY. We talk about WHY they come to school > (to learn, to get smart, and to get smarter). We talk about > what THEY will need to do EVERY DAY so that they can, indeed, > get smarter. > > This is how I develop our classroom rules. I write it out on > a chart, and we revisit it over and over again until it > becomes condensed and manageable. > > Part of developing a set of rules together with the children > is that they become responsible for their own actions. There > are consequences for inappropriate actions also, and they help > develop those as well. > > This year, in January, my class "forgot" all of the above, and > we had to revisit the whole process in a big way. There was a > great deal of "testing" going on...will I really have to sit > and watch everyone else play if I keep talking to my friend? > (YES). It was a rough couple of weeks (maybe there was a full > moon or an eclipse of some kind thrown in there for good > measure...I forget), but with perseverance, we've made it. > > What does all of this have to do with motivation? When > children are invested in something that they perceive to be > theirs, they are, in turn, motivated to keep at it and > maintain it. They learn the tools necessary to be able to do > this successfully. When they experience success, that > motivates them to continue. This works even if the parents > aren't motivated. THIS room, MY class, MY work here in this > space...has nothing to do with the parents. It's ALL about > the kids.

Jun 14, 2011

Terry VET,

That is a great suggestion and a procedure that I also use with my seventh graders but something is different with these children because they don't care (compared to when I started teaching 30 years ago). I had some parents who cared more than there children and this didn't help motivation. My students who were intrinsically motivate...See MoreVET,

That is a great suggestion and a procedure that I also use with my seventh graders but something is different with these children because they don't care (compared to when I started teaching 30 years ago). I had some parents who cared more than there children and this didn't help motivation. My students who were intrinsically motivated succeeded and did well. The others failed and they are not motivated to pass because they know that they won't be retained. They have been placed every year. What the administrators don't get is that the harm is to the student and eventually it will catch up with them.

Terry

On 6/14/11, VET to Karen M. wrote: > What a great post! Your K's are very fortunate to have you for a > teacher. > > This is something that could/should be adapted to various grade > levels. > > On 6/13/11, Karen M. wrote: >> On 6/13/11, Ms. S. wrote: >>> How do you motivate kids when the parents themselves aren't >>> motivated? Had a whole classful of those this year... >>> Needless to say, it wasn't a stellar year! >> >> I currently teach Kindergarten, but I've had experience >> teaching other grades. I always make it a point to stress to >> the kids that THIS ROOM is special. It is different from your >> house, and we talk about that. I stress that this room is >> THEIR ROOM. How do they want to take care of it?? What will >> they need to do every day? We talk about HOW they need to act >> in their room, and WHY. We talk about WHY they come to school >> (to learn, to get smart, and to get smarter). We talk about >> what THEY will need to do EVERY DAY so that they can, indeed, >> get smarter. >> >> This is how I develop our classroom rules. I write it out on >> a chart, and we revisit it over and over again until it >> becomes condensed and manageable. >> >> Part of developing a set of rules together with the children >> is that they become responsible for their own actions. There >> are consequences for inappropriate actions also, and they help >> develop those as well. >> >> This year, in January, my class "forgot" all of the above, and >> we had to revisit the whole process in a big way. There was a >> great deal of "testing" going on...will I really have to sit >> and watch everyone else play if I keep talking to my friend? >> (YES). It was a rough couple of weeks (maybe there was a full >> moon or an eclipse of some kind thrown in there for good >> measure...I forget), but with perseverance, we've made it. >> >> What does all of this have to do with motivation? When >> children are invested in something that they perceive to be >> theirs, they are, in turn, motivated to keep at it and >> maintain it. They learn the tools necessary to be able to do >> this successfully. When they experience success, that >> motivates them to continue. This works even if the parents >> aren't motivated. THIS room, MY class, MY work here in this >> space...has nothing to do with the parents. It's ALL about >> the kids.

Jun 15, 2011

ellen I find high school students are far more sophisticated than I was at their age. They don't want to waste time. I have found connecting work to a career is very helpful. I even got a career kit from the local teacher's library and hold mini career lessons. Making students do projects that require them to dress up every now and then is highly motivat...See MoreI find high school students are far more sophisticated than I was at their age. They don't want to waste time. I have found connecting work to a career is very helpful. I even got a career kit from the local teacher's library and hold mini career lessons. Making students do projects that require them to dress up every now and then is highly motivating too.

On 6/15/11, Terry wrote: > VET, > > That is a great suggestion and a procedure that I also use with my > seventh graders but something is different with these children > because they don't care (compared to when I started teaching 30 > years ago). I had some parents who cared more than there children > and this didn't help motivation. My students who were intrinsically > motivated succeeded and did well. The others failed and they are > not motivated to pass because they know that they won't be > retained. They have been placed every year. What the > administrators don't get is that the harm is to the student and > eventually it will catch up with them. > > Terry > > On 6/14/11, VET to Karen M. wrote: >> What a great post! Your K's are very fortunate to have you for a >> teacher. >> >> This is something that could/should be adapted to various grade >> levels. >> >> On 6/13/11, Karen M. wrote: >>> On 6/13/11, Ms. S. wrote: >>>> How do you motivate kids when the parents themselves aren't >>>> motivated? Had a whole classful of those this year... >>>> Needless to say, it wasn't a stellar year! >>> >>> I currently teach Kindergarten, but I've had experience >>> teaching other grades. I always make it a point to stress to >>> the kids that THIS ROOM is special. It is different from your >>> house, and we talk about that. I stress that this room is >>> THEIR ROOM. How do they want to take care of it?? What will >>> they need to do every day? We talk about HOW they need to act >>> in their room, and WHY. We talk about WHY they come to school >>> (to learn, to get smart, and to get smarter). We talk about >>> what THEY will need to do EVERY DAY so that they can, indeed, >>> get smarter. >>> >>> This is how I develop our classroom rules. I write it out on >>> a chart, and we revisit it over and over again until it >>> becomes condensed and manageable. >>> >>> Part of developing a set of rules together with the children >>> is that they become responsible for their own actions. There >>> are consequences for inappropriate actions also, and they help >>> develop those as well. >>> >>> This year, in January, my class "forgot" all of the above, and >>> we had to revisit the whole process in a big way. There was a >>> great deal of "testing" going on...will I really have to sit >>> and watch everyone else play if I keep talking to my friend? >>> (YES). It was a rough couple of weeks (maybe there was a full >>> moon or an eclipse of some kind thrown in there for good >>> measure...I forget), but with perseverance, we've made it. >>> >>> What does all of this have to do with motivation? When >>> children are invested in something that they perceive to be >>> theirs, they are, in turn, motivated to keep at it and >>> maintain it. They learn the tools necessary to be able to do >>> this successfully. When they experience success, that >>> motivates them to continue. This works even if the parents >>> aren't motivated. THIS room, MY class, MY work here in this >>> space...has nothing to do with the parents. It's ALL about >>> the kids.

Jun 16, 2011

Ms. S. Terry, I agree!!! Especially the part about NOT BEING RETAINED... We are sending the message to kids that it's okay to just slide by... It's sooooo frustrating!!

On 6/15/11, Terry wrote: > VET, > > That is a great suggestion and a procedure that I also use with my > seventh graders but something is different with these children...See More

Jun 16, 2011

Jamie Terry, I also teach 7th grade and this is a real problem at my school, as well. Teachers tell them all year long they are going to fail if they don't pass the class or the End-of-grade tests, but they almost always get waived on and this is a pattern in their lives, as they've received waivers frequently. They don't see a problem with it and most p...See More

Jun 20, 2011

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