For the past couple of days we have been discussing motivation as the first building block for our new unit: The Power of Arguments. We wondered: what motivates us to do the things we do? We explored intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. I've asked your children to talk to you about motivation and the different reasons we do things for ourselves and for others. They discussed reasons they do chores, try to get good grades, and play sports.
This weekend, students have homework to bring in an example of motivation. This can be a picture, a quote, a newspaper/magazine article, or a personal anecdote. It can either be written down on paper, clipped from a source, or emailed to me and I will get it printed for them.
