Intellectual Itch
Every student needs a dream or has an intellectual itch. I'm afraid we, as teachers, are missing the "teachable moment" by ignoring, or not taking the time to see, this motivational stragegy. If we can offer assistance in climbing the ladder to the dream or helping to scratch the itch, we will obtain the attention of almost any student for the (often) more mundane subjects and curriculum that is mandated. I often use the verbal/visual of the rider on the donkey who is holding a fishing pole with a carrot attached to the line...the donkey wants the carrot so it walks toward it. While that's not a perfect analogy of a teacher leading a student to the educational trough to drink, it's close. Sometimes to be able to pursue a favorite topic is enough to pull the toughest learner through the rest of the school day/year.Enough soapbox for today!
Be excellent to each other!!
posted by MacRichment @ 11:01 AM
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