Motivation Blog #1

- I am at UVU to better my life, and the lives of my family with a good education. I am in the teaching program because it is where I feel I need to be. I have tried many things, but teaching is the one thing that has made me happy doing. I have a firm belief that an individual should love what they are doing, and I feel that I will love being a teacher. I am in this class because it is a necessary class for any individual who wants to teach and become a great teacher. Understanding the students is a huge role in being a great teacher.

- When I coach, and I help a player become a better player, you can see on their faces and in their body language that they are excited, that they feel they can't be stopped. As a coach, what motivates me is having the player come to me and thanking me for helping them. Not only do I feel like I made them better, but I also feel that a bond can be made where we trust each other, and that individual can come to me with anything. It makes me feel like I am an important person to them. That feeling is one of the best I have ever felt. Another motivation I have is I love challenges. I love the idea of taking an individual who may not have a good background and helping them try and become something better than they could have imagined.

- The reason I will succeed is because I will work hard everyday to be the best teacher I can be. At the beginning I am sure there will be some days I fail as a teacher, but I believe that failure is a lesson, and it is good to fail sometimes because it humbles an individual and makes them a better person (if handled the right way of course). Every time I lose or fail, I will try to improve on what I felt I did wrong the next time I teach or coach. I believe people fail, because of lack of experience, lack of motivation, lack of confidence, poor planning, and so on. People succeed because of great planning, strong confidence, and they have the motivation to succeed.


- The course contract is definitely performance based. This is because if you don't do something, you won't get credit for it. I feel this matches with me well, because I am a student who does all the homework, and works hard in the classroom.

- To become a great teacher for me is learning to become not only the students teacher, but also a student to their needs. I feel I must be a good listener, and also be a knowledgeable instructor, who can help the students with their needs. I believe my motivation is there, now it is just learning and training in the steps it takes to be a great teacher. I also am excited because in order to be a great teacher, I have to learn from great teachers, and I feel I have that with my teachers this semester.