Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Motivational Strategies for Students with Little Parent Involvement I teach middle school in a low poverty school with very little parent involvement. This has a major impact on my students' work ethic. It is very obvious which students lack guidance and parental support at home because they do not value their education and lack motivation to complete daily assignments. I have helped them as much as I possibly can in the classroom with assignments but I cannot get them to study or complete out of class assignments. What can I do to show students the importance of getting their education and motivate them to school? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I always strive to develop a sense of intrinsic motivation in my students. I admit, however, that students respond well to rewards. One thing that I try to do is help students see the long term implications. Even students in low poverty schools value money (and want more of it). There is a plethora of research that shows the relationship between education and one's annual salary. It may take a portion of valuable class time, but it may be worthwhile to share some of this data so that the students understand the importance of their education.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: No matter what you do, you're going to work hard. You might as well make some money at it. Intrinsic motivation is a great long term solution as the students will self motivate for the long term. Rated On: October 11, 2017 3:32 am Rated By: yGeHyz