Student’s motivation is an important but, ephemeral component in education. The author of the article “Motivation” asks where motivation goes. Honestly, that question is completely wrong for me. Why? I will tell you the reason.
As Dr Andrew Littlejohn, the author, says “human beings are naturally motivated, that is children are very curious and it seems to they were always ready to learn”. Unfortunately, the more students are in the school, the less motivated they are. According to
For this reason the article is actually incomplete. The author is only focusing in a little part of the lack of the motivation in older students. He did not see all these element involved and learning and moreover, what about teaching? A good teacher is not this man or woman who plans funny classes, she must consider the tastes, culture, and personal history of the students.
Even though, the article gives us a big challenge, to do “a real investigation”, we have to pay attention in all the main facts involved in educational system. And improve our teaching , because, how many teachers make a critic of their own job?
For this reason, Littlejohn should not only pay attention in students´job, he should improve their own. Because, a teacher is not the only one who teachs..students, too.