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Bob laid in bed late at night wanting to go to sleep so he 

could be efficient in school the next day. However, contrary 

to what his mother thinks, biological factors would not allow 

him to fall asleep. Bob has a hard time waking up in the 

morning and concentrating during school. This is because his 

circadian rhythm for wakefulness on his 24 hour clock is not 

in sync with the start time of his school. Since he is not able 

to fall asleep earlier, he suggested to move back the start 

time of his school. His teachers seem to get annoyed with 

him because they are all full of energy since their circadian 

rhythm conveniently matches the schools start time. Bob 

compiled research and presented it to the administration. 

They decided to take his brilliant idea into consideration. 

With two hours of extra sleep, Bob and his fellow class mates 

were able to concentrate more and work more thoroughly.   

Teachers find out how their students get 

motivated and apply it to their classes.

Sally and Billy have been having a difficult time 

concentrating and staying on task because they are 

simply unmotivated to do well in school. Their teacher, 

Mr. Harry, noticed this and acted on it immediately by 

talking to them and figuring out exactly what he could do 

to motivate them. He found that his students work 

harder if they have something to extrinsically motivate 

them. By taking his time to get to know Billy and Sally 

better, he found that cake did the trick! From now on, Mr. 

Harry bakes his famous double-decker chocolate 

strawberry cake for every test that they get a good grade 

on. This form of positive reinforcement has pushed Sally 

and Billy to strive to become the best students that they 

can be. Other teachers at their school have also utilized 

this technique by personally getting to know their 

students to find better ways to motivate them.

Have a trip, carnival, or "fun day" at 

the end of the year for all students to 

increase school spirit

These students have trouble keeping themselves motivated 

sometimes; to keep them working hard all year the school decided to 

set up a carnival for the end of the year. It is believed that this 

extrinsic motivator can be used to enhance the students intrinsic 

motivation. Since intrinsic motivation cannot be forced upon them, 

the school needs to take matters into their own hands and provide 

some extrinsic motivation. This is why they have decided to plan a 

carnival at the year for all of the students, even for Larry the liger 

and Ned the gnome. The reward can only be granted if all of the 

students do well, so hopefully wiser students such as Kim Chi will 

motivate his fellow classmates to be the best that they can be. The 

carnival will be at the end of the year, for parents, students, and  

teachers all agree that that is the most difficult time of the year to 

motivate or be motivated. After a whole year of hard work, the 

students are looking forward to a fun day with lollipops, ice cream, 

and butterflies!

Find ways to lower the 

stress level of students. 

It's Cassandra's senior year and she has so much going on, 

with college, swimming, and all her classes, that she gets 

overly stressed out by it all. Having all this stress during the 

year affects her ability to do well with her school work and 

leaves her irritable. To try and reduce stress and help the 

students do their best the school provides students with a 

"stress free" zone where they can go to relax. There is a 

teacher there that helps the students deal with their stress; 

they can listen to music, do yoga, or go for a swim. Also, 

once a week they have a group of students who get together 

to talk about their stress and work on reducing it, because 

they can relate to each other and share ways how they deal 

with stress. Being stress free allows Cassandra and her 

classmates to put all their attention on their school work and 

not on stress; which allows them to do their best!

Students who do well academically 

should be rewarded with special 

privileges.

Ralph is a great student who does very well 

academically. He does find that him and his friends 

sometimes have trouble keeping themselves 

motivated, especially towards the end of the year or 

before breaks. His school wanted to find a way to 

reward Ralph and other great students for doing well, 

and also keep them motivated throughout the entire 

year. The school decided to give students that do well 

academically special privileges. Ralph is now allowed to 

leave the school during lunch, and can go home or out 

to eat lunch. This privilege works as an external 

motivator for Ralph and his peers. They know they 

must keep their grades up if they want to keep leaving 

the school during lunch. This helps to keep them 

motivated throughout the entire year.

Make class 

sizes smaller

Mr. Grump's class, students tend to be usually out of control 

and have trouble focusing on the lesson. There are too many 

students in the class for him to provide the   individual 

attention his students need. This situation is very frustrating 

for Mr. Grump and his students; it also affects the students 

ability to learn, because there is a negative correlation 

between class size student performance. In Miss Flower's 

class, however, there are the perfect amount of students for 

proper learning. Since the class has a manageable number of 

students she is able to get to know her students and find out 

their individual needs and learning styles. Her students are 

able to work to their full potential, feel comfortable in class, 

and actually enjoy what they are learning. Mr. Grump is now 

trying to get more small classes so his students can do as 

well as Miss Flower's students do!

7. Encourage more motivation 

from home.

Betty was confused as to if she should be doing something 

with her son, Peter. Peter's Math teacher, Mr. Kitty, informed 

Betty (Peter's mother), that Peter has been struggling in 

class. Mr. Kitty like to keep   the parents of each student in in 

class aware of their child's performance. His reason for doing 

this is because he knows that studies shows that parents who 

are involved in their child’s academic life have a insightful 

effect on the child’s ability to learn and help inspire them to 

gain an appreciation for learning that can last a lifetime! Mr. 

Kitty also sends home weekly surveys asking parents to 

comment on what they notice their child is both struggling on 

and progressing with. Although Peter   sometimes feels he may 

be responsible enough to get the help he needs without his 

mother getting involved, he does admit that the parent and 

teacher communication has helped him greatly!

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