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RE: It starts with you, the teacher: Tips for motivating students.
When I was in school, the best teachers were the ones who set the tone on day one by saying how easy the subject was going to be to learn. The geography and biology teachers pointed out what percentage of the exam was for drawing pictures (who can’t remember how to draw a picture?), the music teacher said you’d get an A just for showing that you want to learn, and so on. It motivated us, but most of our teachers weren’t like that.
That's great, I normally start by encouraging questioning. I normally get the most challenging subjects so I tend to be real with the students and tell them we are in it together.