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__**Day 2 - Motivation**__

====In today’s lesson we focused mainly on different types of motivation. The main type of motivation we looked at was intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Personally I find that sometimes I am intrinsically motivated where as in other times I need some sort of extrinsic motivation to actually get me started. My definition of intrinsic motivation is doing an assignment or project because I feel that it will be beneficial to me, whereas extrinsic motivation is completing an assignment or project because I will get a prize or reward for completing it. I find that it is sometimes easier to motivate using extrinsic motivation, because trying to get your students to be eager about the “boring” dry topic isn’t always easy to do. As a teacher it is important to encourage your students to be intrinsically motivated about the work they complete. ====

====At the beginning of the school year I find it very important to let students contribute to the class rules. This gives them a sense of entitlement, it is kind of like we created the rules so they must be fair. If students are involved in created the rules then when one of the rules are broken students will know the consequences. Personally I feel rewards and consequences are required in the classroom. Students should be praised for a job well done, and given consequences for inappropriate behaviour. I believe rewards should be give sporadically, because if rewards are always given they lose their purpose, but if given at random times they have a greater meaning. ====

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