Student Motivation

1. Family

1.1. Parents should believe in their children.

1.2. You can get an idea of a student's future by noting who their friends are.

1.3. Students are defined by their choices.

1.4. Students need to appreciate their family.

2. ARCS Model

2.1. Get students **attention:** use humor, give them a problem to solve, use visual and audio, and use a variety of teaching strategies.

2.2. Show students how the lesson content is **relevant** to them: build on what they already know, show why it matters to them today, and provide choice in class assignments.

2.3. Help students build **confidence** that they can do the work: give them small acheivable goals, help them believe they can achieve, and give them positive feedback.

2.4. Help students get a sense of **satisfaction:** help them see learning as rewarding, give them the grades they desreve, and give them opportunities to use their knowledge.

3. Choice Theory

3.1. Choice Theory can be taught to anyone who is capable of learning.

3.2. We should choose helping habits instead of harmful habits for ourselves regardless of other students' choices.

3.3. Destroying relationships with students destroys their rights.

3.4. Students have basic needs. Mammals have four basic needs: survival, love and belonging, freedom, and fun. Humans also have developed the need for power.

3.5. Psychologists are too quick to label students and use drugs to treat them when they main problem is that they can't get along with other people.

4. Withitness

4.1. Monitor buzz and energy in the classroom. Figure out where it is coming from and take care of it.

4.2. Monitor key students who influence the mood of the entire class. Look at their hands, their eyes, and concealment.

4.3. Monitor movement in the classroom. Influence negative movement and watch for patterns of movement.