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Motivation Breakthrough

Motivation Breakthrough. Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child. Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed. THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH: Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child. POULTRY INSPIRATION CAROUSEL. MAKE BELIEVE. “Oh, you must have so much…. PATIENCE!!.

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Motivation Breakthrough

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  1. Motivation Breakthrough Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child Richard D. Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.

  2. THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH:Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

  3. POULTRYINSPIRATIONCAROUSEL

  4. MAKEBELIEVE

  5. “Oh, you must have so much…

  6. PATIENCE!!

  7. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease !!”

  8. “The squeaky wheel NEEDS the grease”

  9. “We are in a different time educating for a different time”

  10. “You are using aCLOSED BOOKformat to preparekids for anOPEN BOOKworld”

  11. WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA17,500 pages

  12. 17,400 pages

  13. BRONTOSAURUS

  14. APATOSAURUS BRONTOSAURUS =

  15. Unlearn Learn Relearn

  16. Myths and Misconceptions About Motivation

  17. Myth #1 “Danny…NOTHING Motivates that kid”

  18. Myth #2 “That kid! One day he’s motivated…the next day he’s not”

  19. Myth #3 “Give him something…that’ll motivate him!”

  20. Premack Principle “Eat your vegetables and you’ll get your dessert”

  21. Myth #4 “He won’t even try! He’s so LAZY!”

  22. Learned Helplessness

  23. “Give the chain a tug”

  24. Myth #5 COMPETITION: The Great Motivator

  25. COMPETITION

  26. 85%games, quizzes, bees and other competitive activities

  27. WHY? • It’s motivating! • It’s a big bad world out there!

  28. “The only person motivated by competition is the person who thinks he has a chance of winning.”

  29. Competition Myth #1 “We do our best work when involved in head-to-head competition with others”

  30. THE BESTversusPERSONAL BEST

  31. Competition Myth #2 In the classroom, a teacher has no option. The classroom is - by its very nature - competitive

  32. Individualized • Cooperative • Competitive

  33. Competition Myth #3 Our modern society is very competitive and schools should prepare students for this competitive environment

  34. Adult, real world competition • Only compete when you wish to • Only compete against peers

  35. Competition Myth #4 Children are naturally competitive

  36. WHY DO YOU PLAY SPORTS? • To have fun • To improve skills • To stay in shape • To do something I’m good at • To get exercise • To be part of a team • The challenge of competition Athletic Footwear Association 3900 High School Athletes

  37. Myth #6 “The more you put into it…the more you get out of it” “The harder you try…the better you’ll do!”

  38. “It will be a great day when we recognizePerformance Inconsistency as part of the LD child’s profile…rather than as evidence for the prosecution.”Mel Levine. M.D.

  39. Myth #7 Turning WORK into PLAY

  40. A B C

  41. Turning PLAYinto WORK

  42. If he would only try HARDER, he would do BETTER

  43. If he would only try HARDER, he would do BETTER If he only DID BETTER, he would TRY HARDER

  44. Primary Needs • Hunger • Thirst • Sex (uality) • Air • Rest • Escape from Pain • Elimination of waste

  45. Secondary Needs • Status • Inquisitiveness • Affiliation • Power • Aggression • Autonomy • Achievement • Gregariousness

  46. STATUS: The need to be important

  47. “The degree to which YOUR self-concept is influenced by the opinions of other people…”

  48. INQUISITIVENESS:The need to know and learn

  49. AFFILIATION:The need to associate

  50. POWER:The need for control, power, influence and/or authority

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