Thursday, October 31, 2013
Students' Motivation
This has been an ongoing topic in the class but this past week we talked about it a little more in depth: what motivates students? Is it the fact that after they're finished with all their years of school, they'll have a piece of paper that will help get them a job? Or do they enjoy school for the shear joy of learning new information on something they're passionate about? Professor Glassman has asked us this question a few times throughout the semester: "Ok, who's here because they like school and enjoy learning? And who's here just so they can get a job?" It sounds like a ridiculous question but it has a point - I feel like there are very few people in school now that are enrolled because they're passionate about learning. This article talks about these questions: http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/10/school-isnt-just-about-getting-a-good-job/
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I am certainly not in school because I love learning. It's all about getting a job and making a life and doing crazy, fun stuff in between! I think it's almost a little embarrassing as a future teacher to answer this question honestly. But when you study your own motivation, you can use it to play into and build upon others' motivation (in ref. to our future students.)
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