Motivation and Grouping

If children are not motivated, then they will not want to learn. I have experience working with unmotivated students. and it is not fun. Based on my experiences as a special education teacher in an alternative high school, I have learned that it is important to build relationships with students. Building relationships with your students helps you understand their needs. Knowing a student's needs allows teachers to know how to help him/her. When I taught at the alternative HS,  I had a student that was not as motivated to come to school because she needed to help provide for her family. I was able to find her a job close to the school and she was able to attend school a lot more regularly. That student ended up graduating and is now in college! Grouping can also impact a child in the classroom. Earlier this year, I had a student that was unmotivated in the classroom. The student told me he did not like school because he felt he had no friends. I set up a group project with friends his age and saw a big difference in his grades and his behavior in the classroom!