Early Childhood Education and Motivation
but not an unreasonable one," (p. 452). Lessons that are too difficult might end up creating long-term problems in the classroom including learned helplessness and frustration. Perhaps the lessons on setting have been over their heads, offering concepts or vocabulary that they are unfamiliar with and so are not responding. It is also possible that the stories that Mr. Cardot uses are not ones that the students can relate to, leading them to feel disconnected and disinterested in the core material. Although the second graders might be too young to create their own goal-directed behavior, Mr. Cardot could create some goals for them and link those goals… Continue Reading...
