How to Be Less Busy. I met a friend for coffee and she asked, “How’s it going?”
I replied, “It’s busy! I’m good, but really busy.” She started to laugh and said to me, “When was the last time you weren’t busy?” Self-control and motivation. You Can Learn Anything. Motivated people. Holstee Manifesto Poster Letterpress Print grande. 9 Strategies for Motivating Students in Mathematics. Motivating students to be (enthusiastically) receptive is one of the most important aspects of mathematics instruction and a critical aspect of the Common Core State Standards.
Effective teachers should focus attention on the less interested students as well as the motivated ones. Presented in this blog post are nine techniques, based on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, which can be used to motivate secondary school students in mathematics. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic motivation involves rewards that occur outside the learner's control. These may include token economic rewards for good performance, peer acceptance of good performance, avoidance of "punishment" by performing well, praise for good work and so on.