EDRG 3344 Blog 1

EDRG 3344
The assignment in class was to explain how you learn. Discuss how I am motivated?
Hola! I learn by hands on, I like to take any opportunity I can by learning from others not just from adults but especialy from children. We are all unique in a special way and I think that by thinking out side the box you give your self and the other person the opportunity to learn from one another. I believe I am an Intrinsic person. I like to set goals for my self every day. I write down a to do list, then I like to check mark what I accomplish from my list. I motivate myself that way. My accomplishments for the day are my rewards. I truly believe that people that are intrinsic like to know that others care. I think both of my kids are intrusive as well. For instance both of my kids work very hard at school and at home. They do behave different in both places (excellent behavior at school), something happens when they get home, they let out all their energy. Anyway, my point is that, they are very responsible when it comes to homework and their nightly reading. Unfortunately sometimes they do not always get recognized because their teachers are aware of how responsible they are. The reason I am bringing this up is because my daughter notice this in her class room last year. "Mom I always do my homework and read at night and Joey never does his homework, and today he brought his work and the teacher made a big deal, ( she clapped and let the entire class know, he did not even complete the entire homework!" My responsibility as a parent was to assure my daughter that her teacher does care. I told her that her teachers cares for each student in her class in a special way. I had to help her understand that her teacher works hard to help each student learn in class, but what happens at home is out of her hands. It is the parents responsibility. I told her that maybe Joey probably did not have anyone at home to help him. But just the fact that he tried on his own needed praise. I explained to her that her teacher needed an opportunity like this to motivate Joey to continue doing his homework, even though his homework was not complete, he tried. My daughter responded, "what about us that work hard all the time." At the end of the school year they get the certificate that states how responsible they were, I believe that we should not assume that just because they are responsible, children know they are being recognized. "Show me that you care!" I hope this makes sense.