In all circumstances a good academic record is desirable. There are, however, certain conditions in which I find learning is much more enjoyable. An instructor that is excited about teaching young people impacts the mood of the classroom in an astounding way. Students interested in learning make the environment more relaxed and give a feeling of anticipation, waiting for the next morsel of information to fall from the teacher's tongue. Course material, which has relevance to everyday life or towards career goals is a quality that motivates the most; it gives one the chance to fully understand the material because one understands why the material must be learned. These are the main factors that motivate, they are not complicated to understand; they are complicated to implement.
Motivated teachers are few and far between. When one is found they must be cherished, because they can change your entire experience o
f learning. Sure they change the way in which you learn their area of expertise, they also can change the way one studies and how one looks at learning altogether. For example in my sophomore year at Berkeley High School, my biology instructor was very motivated. This not only showed in my demeanor in class, it also showed on my report card. The way this course was presented was, two to three times a week he would lecture for one and a half-hours. During this time every one in the class would write down every word he said. This sounds like a boring class, but in the time we were not taking notes he would always have and interesting and fun learning activity for us, that was relevant to the course material.
Student motivation is very important. It can be affected by the motivation of teachers, if a teacher is motivated it will rub off on the students. If other students are not motivated then the overall motivation of the class is adversely affected
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