October Sky: Understanding Motivation
By Brittany Leigh
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
June 9, 2009
Today’s topic, motivation, is such an important topic to be discussed as future teachers. How do you motivate an unmotivated student? Haw far do you push? What part should you play in the child’s motivation? Are there circumstances where, as a teacher, you should give up? These are all questions that teachers are faced with on a regular basis. And the answers are not easy. During class, watching October Sky and discussing our “graffiti” to several of the questions made the definition of motivation clearer. I always had a view of motivation being intrinsic and that outside people could help support that motivation which you have. However, I now believe that is a multitude of layers within motivation and so many different forces, whether positive or negative, can help motivate an individual.
The class had a discussion on the impact of the father’s actions towards Homer and if, in fact, you could call his negative reinforcement motivation. In the beginning, I did not comprehend how his negative actions were motivation to Homer. After an in depth look at the character’s and their reactions to each other, as well as out conversation in class, it began to dawn on me how much the father’s negative actions were a motivation to Homer, in his pursuit of rocket science. This was an important lesson for me to learn, so that I can better understand motivation and the many different ways to help motivate a student.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
June 9, 2009
Today’s topic, motivation, is such an important topic to be discussed as future teachers. How do you motivate an unmotivated student? Haw far do you push? What part should you play in the child’s motivation? Are there circumstances where, as a teacher, you should give up? These are all questions that teachers are faced with on a regular basis. And the answers are not easy. During class, watching October Sky and discussing our “graffiti” to several of the questions made the definition of motivation clearer. I always had a view of motivation being intrinsic and that outside people could help support that motivation which you have. However, I now believe that is a multitude of layers within motivation and so many different forces, whether positive or negative, can help motivate an individual.
The class had a discussion on the impact of the father’s actions towards Homer and if, in fact, you could call his negative reinforcement motivation. In the beginning, I did not comprehend how his negative actions were motivation to Homer. After an in depth look at the character’s and their reactions to each other, as well as out conversation in class, it began to dawn on me how much the father’s negative actions were a motivation to Homer, in his pursuit of rocket science. This was an important lesson for me to learn, so that I can better understand motivation and the many different ways to help motivate a student.
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