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No one says that teaching is an easy job, and it's even more difficult to inspire learners. Whether your target audience is an 8th grader or a student at a vocational school, it is challenging to make learners want to practice or study by themselves. However, there are many things you can do to make learning fun, enjoyable and more essential for your learners. If you want to know how to motivate students, start with step 1.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Creating a Friendly and Positive Environment

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   Understand why it's hard to get your students inspired. The problem is that students come into contact with so many people who behave like "teachers" in their lives. Everyone is always striving to encourage students, force them to think, learn and turn them into people who make the whole world proud. Due to this overwhelming amount of incentives and influences, students struggle to find their true personality and become automatically suspicious when anyone tries to influence them.
   • Having realized this, students tend to cope with the constant pressure from the environment by adopting an important mechanism: “I will show the teacher to make an impact on me if She proves that she deserves it. " It is this mechanism that ensures only the right people can make an impact on you at the right time, and this is clearly a good way to get there. It only matters when the people who can influence students are not good people, or when a good person doesn't try to influence them.

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   Make a positive impression. If you want to motivate your students, you have to prove that you are the person worth listening to. They may be skeptical of you on the first day, but you can work to improve to gain their trust and respect. To do this, you must be outstanding in the eyes of your students. You wouldn't be able to do this if you were normally just like the crowd. You need to stand out, capture the student's attention and hold that attention. Here are some ways that will help you make a good impression on your students:
   • Express your point of view. Take your own point of view and express it at an appropriate time.Don't talk too much and don't insist on your opinion. You need to give the impression of being knowledgeable, intelligent and someone who is not afraid to speak out of your opinion, not an arrogant and self-centered person.
   • Be passionate about what you are teaching. Your wide eyes, your big smile and your sincere enthusiasm are sure to have a huge effect on the students. Even if children are not interested in your subject, your own behavior may interest them. Because the most important thing is that because you persistently show your love for something, students will soon realize you are human. Sincerely.
   • Be a passionate person. Enthusiasm is contagious, and it will be difficult for students to fall asleep in class if the teacher is energetic and does not stand still. Make sure you have enough energy to make the problem you are talking about as well as yourself interesting to the students.
   • Improve your appearance. You need to make a good impression, so make sure you look good when entering class. Try to dress a little nicer or a little different than the average person.

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   Do more. Do more than would be expected of an ordinary teacher. In the event that a student is unable to submit the assignment on time, the next time it continues, call the student after school and review the assignment with him or her. Help the student with the assignment, show her how to do research, and show her the writings of other students. This measure is very effective because it eliminates many problems: if the problem is in the student's attitude then you can throw away the student's excuses but if the student is really having trouble with Now they know how to do it.
   • Pay attention and answer all questions to make sure the students fully understand your actions. Remember to tell the students that you will not help them this way anymore. Ask them if they understand and wait for a sure answer before letting them go.
   • Of course, trying harder and letting the students take advantage is completely different. You should give your students extra help if they need it, but don't make it mean sacrificing your principles.

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   Include new information about your issue. If you want your students to be interested in their lessons, then you need to do extra tutoring outside of the curriculum. Keep students up to date on the latest developments in that subject. For example, if you are a science teacher, you could 1) Bring an article from Science magazine to the students to read in class or 2) Give students a summary of an article with pictures of it then asks about the concepts in the article, explains the meaning of certain sentences, and then tells the students that you have a copy of the article so that the students who are more interested in it can bring it back later. learn. The second option is the better way.
   • Understand that your task is to generate excitement, not the task of providing materials to students.

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   Create exercises that make students creative. Create a unique and interesting overall project. For example, your class might host a science-related play (or any other subject) to perform at a local children's museum. The whole class could write a book and publish it at the self-publishing service and then donate the book to a local library.
   • The bottom line of this activity is that the idea must be different, you need to do this activity during class or during a certain hour at school (to avoid traveling a lot or wasting time) and you need companionship. as a class at every step in the whole activity.

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   Have a sense of humor. When you have a sense of humor, it is easier to engage students, bring the material to life, and help students connect with you better. The point is, if you are always serious then students will find it difficult to care about and truly connect with you. You don't have to be a clown and be joking all the time, but if you create a fun environment for your students, they will be more motivated and more excited to learn.

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   Show students that you are competent. You should try to convince students that what you say is valuable, especially if you want to keep them interested in your major. You need to show your talent. You are not only a teacher but also a very talented person in your field. Express yourself as you are attending a job interview. Be humble, but don't hide your abilities. Make sure your pride is conveyed to the students when it comes to your experiences and contributions. If you have talented acquaintances, invite them to class, but don't ask them to speak, but use interactive interviewing.
   • If students think that you do not really master their knowledge, they will be more likely to be lazy when doing their homework or think that you will not notice if they have not read the material carefully.

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   Pay attention to students who need attention. If a student appears depressed or otherwise unwell, call the student to stay after school and ask if he or she is okay. Try not to be too attentive to your students when doing this. Make eye contact with children when asking questions, but do not stare for answers from students. If they say they are okay, do not put pressure on the student unless you think he or she has a serious problem. Just say, "Teacher / I think you seem a bit sad in class" then stop and continue working. Just the fact that you show such concern is more than enough for them.
   • If a student is in trouble but finds himself interested and noticed by you, this will motivate him or her to study harder. If a student thinks that you don't care about his or her level of hard work or emotions, he or she will also try less.
   • Consider bypassing some rules if there are students who are really struggling. This will take your care, but it will build strong beliefs. If a student consistently fails to turn in their homework, come to class and tell their friends that they do again If you have not completed the assignment, you will need to recognize what is wrong with the student (even if the student's attitude is) and help. Make it a secret that give the student extra time to complete the assignment and make the assignment a little easier. Yes, it's "circumvention," but you're eliminating reasons for it to be repeated. However, make it clear to the student that you will not extend the deadline any more.

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   Ask students to share their ideas. Your students will be less interested if they think you are just giving a lecture and are not interested in their thinking. If you ask students what they think about a political issue, a passage, or the value of a science experiment, they will be excited and express their opinions. If students feel that you care about their opinions, they will be more confident and interested in sharing their views with you.
   • Remember that encouraging a valid debate is different from letting students share their unsubstantiated opinions. Make sure your students have evidence to support their opinion.
   • Of course, if you teach math or a foreign language, there will be less chance for students to share their ideas. So, you can try sharing with the class some extra information related to the subject. Your 8th grade students probably have no idea what the present tense conjugation in Spanish can be, but they can express their views on the effectiveness of focused learning if you bring to grade an article related to that process.

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    Encourage active classroom discussions. If you were giving lectures all the time, it would be easy for students to lose their concentration. If you want students to be interested and willing to learn, you need to enable valuable discussions to take place in the classroom. Ask each student directly questions instead of asking the whole class and remembering to name each student.In fact, no student wants to be called without knowing the answer, and if they know this might happen, they will have the answer ready when they learn. This makes students need to focus more on the lesson.
    • This not only makes students more actively read the material and prepares them for class, but also helps students get excited about coming to class because they feel their ideas are valuable.

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    Get to know the student before giving praise. When you take a new class, if you stand in front of the class and tell the students that you know they are all wonderful people and they will learn to change the world in this classroom, they won't believe and don't respect you. The students' mindset is, how do you know who they are if you have not tried to find out? How can you hope they will change the world if you haven't told them what the world is like? How can you share such hope with everyone? And you are absolutely right to have such thoughts.
    • For the majority of teachers, all students are the same, so they feel comfortable saying that, but for a good teacher every student is different.
    • You should also avoid the statements "Some children" (Some will become lawyers, some will be doctors ... "). Save the speech for one of the final classes in class and personalize it, like: “Ryan will find a cure for cancer, Mark Zuckerberg will compete fiercely. With Bill Gates, Wendy will beautify the world, Carol can fiercely compete with Kevin…”.
    • Add a little humor to make sure your students clearly see that you already know something about each student in the class. These are your expectations of your students, and how you have proven yourself to students, students have proven themselves to you.

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    Show students how your subject affects the world. Exposing students to factors that are not previously known to them such as issues related to people, the community, the country, the world - whatever is important to you whatever you want to motivate your students. Once you have built trust and your students have decided that your lesson is interesting, they will be interested. Students will try to understand the source of your opinion and why you feel so sure. Even if you disagree, you will be willing to try to find out.
    • You may find it difficult to stimulate interest in students because they do not find your English Literature or American History applicable in their daily lives. Bring to class a book review or article and show students that what you're learning really has an impact on life outside. If students find a subject practical and can be applied in practice, they will tend to pay more attention to that subject.
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Part 2 of 2: Creating Challenges

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   Turn students into "experts" in a problem. You will be amazed how motivated students are if you ask them to make presentations on a group or individual topic. Children will feel excited and responsible when becoming an expert on a particular subject, whether that issue is the novel "Catching the Green Field" or the structure of the electron. Preparing for novel projects or presentations will help students enjoy learning more. And it's also a great way to refresh the curriculum and make lessons more enjoyable.
   • When students make presentations on a given topic, their classmates will also be more interested in learning. Students sometimes get bored when you are always in front of class, so when classmates speak on a topic, they feel new and more excited.

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   Encourage teamwork. Working in groups will give students a chance to better understand each other, see the subject material from a different perspective and be motivated to succeed. When working alone, students do not feel the pressure to succeed like working in groups with others in which each student has a role to play. Teamwork is also a great way to refresh the curriculum and a chance for students to have a different activity while studying.
   • You can also encourage healthy competition between groups. A grammar challenge on the board, a group quiz about a topic or another activity or game that each team tries to win, you will find that the students will be interested in participating and answer correctly in competition (provided the competition is healthy and does not discourage students).

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   Assign plus-point exercises. Assignments will help students look at material at a different level and work hard to improve their grades. For example, if you are a chemistry teacher and you know that some students are struggling, give them an optional report on a funny but science-related book such as “The Comb history of the universe ”. Students will enjoy a new level of science awareness and better understanding of the material while improving their grades.
   • You can assign exercises that show the higher applicability of the material. For example, if you are an English teacher, add points for students attending a poetry reading session in your area and report on that reading. Having students share their report with the class will help motivate students and encourage them to try harder.

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   Provide options. Students will be more motivated if they are selected during their studies. Choices help students feel they have the right to make decisions about their learning and their motivation. Have the students choose their peers for the experiment or give them some options when assigning the next essay or short exercise. You can still give students lots of structure and still allow students to choose.

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   Give useful comments. If you want to motivate your students, your comments should be complete, clear, and meaningful. If students see their strengths and points for improvement, they will be more motivated to learn than just getting a handwritten score and an unclear statement. Take the time for them to realize that you really care about your students' success and want to help them progress.
   • If you have time, you can schedule student conferences to track student performance throughout the course. This individual attention will show students that you are genuinely interested and interested in their learning.

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   Clearly state your expectations. Give students clear headlines, instructions, or examples of good exercises to show them what to expect. If you don't know what you really want or how to get them to do well in your class, students will lack the motivation to do well. Specific instruction and a willing teacher to answer any question about the assignment will keep students motivated to work hard to do well.
   • Take time to answer the questions after you have explained the exercise. Students may appear to have fully understood, but persistently asking you will find that there are always points that need further clarification.

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   Change the atmosphere for the classroom. Teaching may be relevant to your subject, but the more you change the classroom atmosphere, the more excited students will be. For example, you could spend 10-15 minutes giving a "piece of knowledge" lecture, followed by a group exercise that illustrates your knowledge of the concept. Next, you could create an activity on the board and have the students present an addition exercise or show a short video of the lesson. Keeping the classroom active will help students be more motivated and ready to learn.
   • Having a specific plan on paper or on the board for each class also helps motivate students because they always want to know what to expect in this lesson.
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Advice

• Create a natural manner in class, whether you are speaking, teaching, listening, cleaning the table or reading. You need to make everything look completely natural.
• Don't punish any minor improper behavior. Students need to feel that you value education over just showing your power.
• Do not speak slowly and cautiously as this can give the student the impression that you do not think the students will understand if you speak at a normal pace.
• Remember that your relationship is teacher and student, so don't ruin that relationship. Respect the boundaries and don't act like a friend, not a teacher. You are still a teacher, just a very good and different teacher.
• Don't be too attentive.
• You cannot give the impression of being a "normal" person. If you are having a bad day, sad or upset, "don't show it up." You need to be a superhero in the eyes of students. At this point in their lives, children's role models are disappearing back to ordinary people. They get sick, disappoint people, get divorced, depressed and are relying on students. Students will take this as a sign that a person is not strong enough to cope on his own and cannot be relied on. They need someone to lean on when needed. Your normal 'will lose the opportunity to become someone to depend on. Don't tell students your problems and don't show them your weaknesses (unless it's a minor weakness like drawing a line). If the student comes to you with a problem, contact the student by saying "It happened to you" instead of "Damn it, you know how it is."
• If you are normally a slow speaker try to speak faster.
• Don't smile too much and don't smile at the class. Smile and laugh with someone from time to time.

Warning

• Be prepared that you cannot get all students to understand what you mean. As an instructor, make sure your students understand you only want to motivate them to become productive citizens!