A bit about me...
I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I am majoring in physical education. I am planning on getting my bachelors degree and later finishing my master's after I find a job in the school system. I started my college education in 2006 at Alabama Southern Community College before transfering to the University of South Alabama. I recommend attending a community college before going to a University. It made it so much easier for me to get my basics out of the way and finished. I work part time at a bicycle shop called Cadence 120 which is across the street from South Alabama.
Motivating my Students
Keeping students motivated can be hard, but it's the way to succeed and keep your students learning. If a student isn't motivated he or she is not going to learn anything. I want to be able to motivate kids like I was motivated. I can remember my family and teachers motivating me by saying you can do anything you want if you work hard enough. It wasn't much, but it certainly kept me going to this day. Now I would like to be the one to have an impact on young children. Many children are surrounded by failure and they have parents that tell them they can achieve the goals they want too. I will be glad to take the responsibility of keeping these kids motivated. However, I do believe you have to work hard as a teacher to find what motivates each and every kid. One motivation styles used on a particular student might not work on another student. I am excited about my future career and the responsibilty I will be taking to keep kids in school.
