Motivation in the Classroom

Motivation in the Classroom is for teachers who are open to change. It is for teachers who want to help make a difference in the world. Who want to change a young person's life. It is for teachers who are constantly looking for ideas that will add value to the good work that they are doing.

You will find the ideas on this page especially helpful if you have young people who lack confidence, have low self-esteem or who lack interest in their education.

It is not a quick fix. Motivation is like climbing Mount Everest - you take one step at a time. Or, like eating a chocolate elephant - you take one bite at a time.

Your workplace
Are the walls of your classroom dull and lifeless? Then do the following. Go to Inspirational Student Quotes or Inspirational Teacher Quotes and copy/paste your favourite quotes into a word file. Then have them reprinted as a coloured poster and get them on your walls.

If you want readymade posters you can download these Free Motivation Posters or you can go here Motivational Posters Quotes and choose from thousands of posters.

Lighten up and make the atmosphere in your class more positive. If you think this won't make a difference then maybe you should read this article Subliminal Communication

Your Students
How much flexibility do you have in what you teach? Can you show or discuss film clips? Can you go on Youtube? Can you utilise other media?

If yes, then start building a library of film and video clips and start showing them to your students. Every day we do the same with the young people we work with. These films and videos are an important part of each of our courses and we know that they are making a difference.

There are some pretty amazing things out there when you take the time and trouble to look.

If you go to Inspirational People you will find the most wonderful videos of people who will inspire and motivate you. People like Nick Vujicici who was born with no arms or legs, but who lives life to the fullest and inspires people every day of his life.

You will see and hear 12 year old Severn Suzuki giving an emotional speech to all the representatives at the United Nations. Who would have believed that a 12 year old could silence the most powerful people in the world?

Keep visiting our Inspirational People page as we will be adding more inspirational people.

Create Dissatisfaction
Motivation in the Classroom must always include some form of negative. This is a positive negative! That means you to have put down something and build something else up.

All around the world but especially in the UK and the USA there is a culture that seems to be growing amongst teenagers that it is 'cool to be dumb' or it's 'cool to run about with rebels cos everybody looks up to them'. Fine!

Remember all the following reasons why it isn't and bit by bit dripfeed them to your students over the length of a term.

Reasons why it's not cool to be dumb

1. You won't have the necessary qualifications to pick and choose those nice jobs.
2. You won't earn as much money as someone with qualifications.
3. You won't be able to help your kids with their homework.
4. You will go through life 'empty-headed'.
5. You will regret it later in life when you have to work on whilst everyone else is retiring early.

Reasons why you shouldn't run around with Rebels without a Cause

1. You will be living someone else's life
2. You will lose your uniqueness. Your identity.
3. They won't be around when you are up to your neck in debt and you have a couple of kids to feed.
4. You will disrespect the most important person in your life - yourself

Licence and Run your own Motivation Courses
If you go here License a Course you will find details of how you can use our course materials and our experience and put all your students through our Motivation course The Genesis eXperience

Motivation in the Classroom is extremely important. Watch this space!

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