Motivational Factors

Motivational factors are all around in the classroom. Throughout my internships and practicum so far I have seen quite a few examples. The first one that really sticks out to me is goals. I was in a 1^st and 3^rd grade classroom. At the beginning of the year, both teachers talked with their classes about what the classroom goals were. They talked through each one and modeled what each one would look like throughout the year. At first the teachers were a little easy on the rules, but as the year went on they got more and more strict. On the list of goals was another motivational factor, respect for the teacher. Respect for the teacher seems to be a big one in classrooms. I have also seen cases where home environment plays a role in how students behave during the school day. This is where teacher as student relationships come into play. One of my teachers that I was working with noticed that things were not great at home for one of her students so she formed a great relationship with that student. I know there are many more factors that play into the everyday classroom, but those were a quick few that I had time for  J