Motivation

Why am I here?

After many different majors and classes at UVU, I find myself in my senior year of the English Education program. It would take many words and pages to describe HOW I got here, but what I did discover was WHY I am here. I have an intense passion for English. I love literature and, surprisingly, I really enjoy grammar. I want to attempt to instill my love for reading into my students. I want to show them that reading and English can be enjoyable, and even fun! I know this may sound like a typical education major, but I really do like being around kids. I think they are quite clever and I could be entertained by them for hours. As cliche as it is, in order to be a great teacher, you must have a love for your students. I am excited to finally be at this point in my education where what I am doing feels so right.

What motivates me?

Like so many of us, I am ashamed to say that I am extremely motivated by grades. I have this skewed vision of what the expectations are for me as a future teacher, which includes straight A's. I love learning and sometimes I have to take a step back from all of the homework and busy work and remember why I am doing what I am doing. 

This may go without saying, but I am also motivated by my passions. If I love doing something or I am passionate about what I am doing, I am much more motivated to succeed. For instance, I am very excited about becoming a teacher and about studying English, so I find that I am much more invested in my classes now than I was when I was taking GE courses.

Why do I succeed?

I am an extremely self-motivated human, so this is my number one quality that helps me to be successful. I consider myself a very driven person and when I set my mind to something, I can achieve it. There have been moments in my life when I have lacked this motivation and it was very evident. Now that I have made some huge strides and have seen myself take control of my life, I am able to see successful results.

Why do I fail?

In my weakest moments, I find myself forgetting my long-term goals and this is when I struggle with failure. Like I said, I am self-motivated. In those moments when I don't feel any motivation to accomplish anything, it has a huge impact on me. I not only fail in what I am doing, but the feeling of failure makes me crazy. I definitely have learned from my many mistakes and will keep learning throughout my ups and downs.

Motivation and Ed Psych

At this point in my education, I feel extremely motivated to do well in all of my English and Education courses. The main thing that I will have to remember in this course is that I want to really soak up all of the knowledge that I can in order to help me become a great teacher. I don't just want the "A" but I want to walk away from this course knowing that I have tools and skills that will help me on my way to becoming that kind of teacher. I need to continue to have that self-motivation throughout the entire semester and I need to be motivated for the right reasons. I am excited about this class and what it can offer me as a future educator and if I need a reminder, I will refer back to this post. :)