Schools
are greatly concerned about the performance and knowledge acquirement of
students since their main and unified goal is to benefit them and give them as
much information as possible. In order to deliver such message, there are
certain conditions that should be available to guarantee better results from
children.
A
major and important factor that is required to improve their likelihood of
understanding and learning is having a supportive and motivating environment to
make them love going to school. It does not only require a building and
classrooms to guarantee that students are actually going to learn and love the
process of learning; it also requires a suitable atmosphere to encourage kids
to learn.
Children
are very sensitive and that is a thing we adults do have but with more
awareness. That’s why it is the job of the faculty and the teachers to
encourage students and motivate them to come to school and actually enjoy what
they are learning without feeling forced to do so. Loving school is an
important factor that should be followed and taken into consideration because
it definitely affects the students’ motivation and dedication to receive and
produce information.
The
first thing to do to motivate students to come to school is to prepare the
setting well for them. The dull and boring typical look of the building is
certainly not liked from students that’s why decorating the school with
paintings on the walls and cartoon characters, big colorful words, flowers, and
numbers on the stairs maybe that are catchy are good ideas to use such that
children love entertainment and it can be achieved by bringing them things that
they actually love looking at. Adding colors and characters will add to their
motivation because they are affected by the appearance and such visual aids
show comfort, relaxation, and being friendly thus they will feel comfortable in
the environment and they will be happy. They will also be able to see that
school is not some place that is separated from reality; it contains cartoons
they love and colors and so on.
This
is great as a first step because students will be happy and relaxed in an
indirect way and they will be excited to see more things. They won’t think
about the typical perspective that school is a boring place that consists of
stress and hard work only.
Then
to make them feel better, students must not feel the pressure of social life in
school. As known, school is the place where kids spent most of their time and
it is the place where they will meet a lot of new people and form new
relationships. To guarantee healthy relationships between students will
increase their love for school because they will feel that they are socially
active individuals thus they will acquire a sense of self and they will feel
successful and valuable. Here it’s the role of the teacher to observe students
and make them bond and build closer relationships with each other by making
them work in groups or pairs, spotting the students that face communication
problems and include them with their friends by maybe shedding the light on
their other skills so that other students will desire and love them. Having
friends and being accepted socially is definitely a major factor that affects
the students’ motivation to come to school. If a child loves the company he/she
has and enjoys being around then he/she will be more motivated to attend school
because it will become related to fun and acceptance.
Besides
being socially accepted, a child will love going to school if his/her academic
level is good and satisfying. Thus it is the teacher’s job to secure a good
performance by guiding them through tasks and always seeking the feedback of
the students. It is also important to use different teaching methods so that
they can understand more and don’t get bored in classes.
Another
thing that motivates them is to actually do and practice things. Children will
feel frustrated of they stay sitting all the time so giving them chores like
erasing the board or distributing the papers, they will be active and feel as a
part of the class thus their attention and motivation will increase.
Praising
students is another way to motivate students. Children feel that they are doing
hard and great assignments even if they are simple for us as adults so some praising
is worthy for them to know that their work is appreciated and they will become
more consistent on doing better and trying to enhance themselves. A teacher can
also module the work of the student as material for explanation and this will
make that student proud and more active to become better while his/her peers
will try to work harder to be in the spotlight. However praising should not be
used on regular basis otherwise kids will get used to it and won’t be
motivated.
The
teacher should also create an environment of fun and excitement for the
students. They need to feel that they are enjoying their time and they should
be hyper in the classroom not dull and disconnected from the world. The teacher
can get the attention of the kids if he/she is always happy, positive, and
spreading good vibes.
Another
thing that motivates students at different ages is to be able to enjoy some
free time in school. They love to have time specified for their talents and
expressing themselves without having to worry about rules or grades. By playing
games students will entertain themselves, become closer to other, and get the
feeling that school is actually a place where they can have a good time. Activities like painting, playing with clay,
toys, and physical challenging games can boost their energy level. They will be
happier, more confident, and relaxed because they are expressing themselves and
they are having a good time in this environment. They will also be relieving
their stress in a schedule full of studying. Having some time to loosen up will
make them refresh and start studying again with delight. Having a good time in
school will make them motivated to go there again.
Also
some extracurricular activities will make them joyful like going on trips and
adventures outside the school.
Children
love attention so if students are able to get the attention and support of a
teacher whenever they have problems, they will love going to school because it
will become the shelter where they can be safe and express themselves to feel
better. This feeling of safety will motivate them to work hard in such a
positive environment.
It
is very important as teacher to make children love going to school so that they
will grow up with a positive attitude towards learning and they will perform
better thus they will provide themselves with brighter futures. A teacher
should have a look for the future to know how to behave at school and make
students love it as much as possible.