Classrooms where students understand the purpose of their work and have a sense of attachment and responsibility to their own, along with their classmates' learning, will have that warm feeling of belonging. Learning occurs best when students are motivated and guided by organization and social interaction in and out of the classroom. Motivation can be successful to the students with the help of teachers, parents, peers, and their own willingness to learn what is being taught. The term motivation can be divided into two categories: Intrinsic and Extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is described as completing a task for enjoyment and for the feeling of achievement it provides while with extrinsic motivation the student simply completes a task for fear of punishment or to receive an award. It is seen solely as a means to an end.

A very great example of motivation can be seen throughout the movie Dead Poets Society, a film that illustrates in great detail the importance of teacher motivation and the effects it has on the students. Mr. John Keeting(Robin William) was a graduate of Welton Academy and has come back as a first year teacher at the school to teach the boys lesso

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Mr. Keeting can be seen as a role model to all teachers in the world. He saw education as learning to think for yourself with the help of those around you. Teachers can help motivate their students by providing them with a warm, homelike classroom setting in which the teacher may take interest in a students life outside of school, remembering not to get too involved. Students need to have audiences outside their own classroom. By being around others constantly, whether it be people of their own age or elders, children begin to build confidence and they see that life is full of continual interaction with the world. To build a more successful classroom teachers can follow a few helpful steps to ensure learning is occurring: use of curricular objectives to provide a framework for planning and organizing instruction, ways for small-group work and peer collaboration to advance and support learning, and use of initial and ongoing assessment practices that guide instruction!

zed he had the power to face his fear, he was able to reach down inside himself and reveal what he has been feeling, expressing himself with such beautiful, extravagant words. Todd now realized he could do anything and not feel embarrassed or ashamed in the eyes of others. His confidence skyrocketed because of Mr. Keeting's belief and determination in Todd and the entire class. Mr. Keeting had the same affect on a handful of students. One young man finally got up enough nerve to ask out the girl he had been infatuated with since the beginning of the school year. Another student in the class, Neil, was given the leading role as Puck in the highly proclaimed play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, as a result of the constant motivation of Mr. Keeting in and out of the classroom. Toward the end of the film, Mr. Keeting illustrated the effects of conformity, difficulty in maintaining own beliefs in face of others. His main purpose in teaching was to help his boys trusts that their!

cs. Mr. Keeting noted that learning is characterized by long-term, quality involvement in learning and commitment to the process of learning.(*)

the term Motivation To Learn has a slightly different meaning. It is defined by one author as "the meaningfulness , value, and benefits of academic tasks to

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