Motivation

Becoming a teacher has always been ideal to me. This because not only will I get to shape young minds but I know that they will teach me and I will always be learning. That is why I was so excited to be accepted in the education program at UVU. I thought that UVU would be the best place for me because their teaching program looked awesome! I thought that UVU is the place that is going to shape me into the best teacher I can be. I think learning about psychology to become a teacher is a given. How are you going to be able to shaped a child's mind unless you have some insight about what is going on in there? What is the best way they learn and remember things? I am very excited to be taking this class because psychology has always been a subject that has fascinated me. I know that it will give me the "insider's scoop" on how to teach and interact with my students.

Alright I will admit it, I am a pretty lazy person when it comes to most things. I had a sort of extrinsic motivation outlook. I was just going to school to get the grades and graduate, a means to an end. I knew that becoming a teacher was the right thing when I was excited to come to school, help out in previous observations in the classroom, and work hard on my assignments. I had finally found my motivation to do something. I think that is because I knew what I was learning and accomplishing would mean something someday. I know that by becoming a teacher someone is going to be counting and relying on me. In a way I feel like some one's future is on line because of me and I can either make or break their chances of success. If nothing else I hope I am making their learning experience just a bit easier and giving them a helpful push on the road of life. School had become a part of a flow and now I can hardly believe I have come this far so quickly.

I think I will have a greater connection with my students than they will believe. I have felt that when I don't understand something that it is my teacher's fault. I try to pass the blame on anyone but myself. I had teachers who had gotten sick and had to install substitutes for the majority of the year that weren't teaching us the material. I felt I had no autonomy, no control over my life. I think I have finally come to realize that those were something I just had to overcome. If I had to take the course again so that I would understand it, so be it. If I think that if something is worth it I will have to try hard for it. While I might have a bit of learned helplessness, thinking that I am just not smart enough, I know that if I just keep trying it will come to me. I think that just learning to overcome things is what makes me smart. If I can't teach my students anything else I hope that I can at least pass that piece of knowledge on.

I would like to think that I will be able to accomplish both my mastery goal and performance goal in this course. I want to be able to increase by improvement and understanding along the way. I Also want to be finish my performance goal by achieving a certain end, like an A in the class or more importantly become a teaching and not just any teacher, a great one.

Well I feel like I already understand that the classes I am taking now are going to be useful for my future so I had better put 110 % into them. Now I just have to prove that I have the motivation to do it. I know that this semester is going to be a lot to take in but if I keep organized and stay on top of things I will be able to do it! My future students deserve the best and I am going to give it to them, starting now.