Question: How can
teachers motivate students to stay on task?
Answer/Quote: “Basically,
motivation for staying on task translates into the concept of caring about what
you are doing. This is, indeed, the single most significant prerequisite for
all learning.”
“The
magic to inspiring student motivation for staying on task lies in the teacher’s
commitment to helping students find personal meaning in what they are doing.”
Comment: A tall order. But at least consider: Why is
learning this important to the student? In ways that the students will
understand? I’m afraid that I did not often consider “What’s in it for me?”
from the students’ point of view. I should have. RayS.
Title: “Motivational
Strategies for Staying on Task.” Gail Garber. The Reading Teacher (May
1984), 920.
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