Appropriate Strategies to Meet the Lack of Motivation at Home
Appropriate Strategies to Meet the Lack of Motivation at Home
Appropriate Strategies to Meet the Lack of Motivation at Home
For parents, one thing recommended is having a positive attitude toward the scholar’s ability to learn the content. Part of the reason is to help curb the effects of learned helplessness (Ford, 102). Giving a scholar admiration or even encouragement can lead for the scholar to do work. It is even recommended that parents play some of the suggested games with their scholars. This way, they can advocate that their scholar practice by having shared time with them. One thing that parents can also do is provide social incentives for their scholars. This is simply a matter of providing motivation for the currently unmotivated. This could involve casually encouraging the student to do some work, even in parts, and they can receive some benefit.
Here are some tips for your students:
- Provide your scholar space, water and resources to complete the assignments
- Give your scholar more than enough time to complete assignments
- Provide scholars the option to watch videos or call for assistance
- Give your scholars encouraging words, such as, “I believe in you!”
- Use positive framing, such as, “See how much you can do in the next 20 minutes,” and not “You only have 20 minutes to complete the assignment”
- Highlight a social reward, such as receiving money to spend time with friends, rather than just a material reward, such as receiving money
Some sources for this series:
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