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As a middle school teacher, one major issue I face is motivating students. I believe most parents deal with motivating their own children. Therefore, I am including some links to motivating sites.

As a middle school teacher, one major issue I face is motivating students. I believe most parents deal with motivating their own children. Therefore, I am including some links to motivating sites.

"How NOT to Motivate Your Children and Students," at http://www.hodu.com/motivating-children.shtml  discusses problems parents and teachers make when they use praise to motivate.

 

"Motivating Your Child" at http://www.escore.com/resources/tips/motivate_your_child.php  gives really simple suggestions on what to do and what not to do to motivate a child.

 

"How to Motivate Your Child for Middle School" at
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5818688/  explains how to help students get organized and develop good study skills in order to be successful in middle school.

 

"Motivating Your Underachiever" at http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=5710  focuses on several reasons
why a student who is intelligent does not succeed in school and how to overcome these reasons

 

"Some Ideas for Motivating Students" at
http://www.virtualsalt.com/motivate.htm  gives several excellent strategies to get students to engage in learning. I like how this article relates schoolwork to the game of baseball and relates how to get

students to participate in school much like they do in sports.