Motivation
Motivation for me would be both intrinsic and extrinsic.
Being a first time student to A&M, accomplishment and success would me my inner drive. A fear of failure also motivates me to succeed.
The extrinsic would be holding a completed assignment with a perfect score, receiving the degree once your done with the required classes. Earning the degree would serve as the reward.
The strongest motivation is being able to see there is really a light at the end of your tunnel. It is an outside force you can see and work for.
Learning
I feel we all learn in different ways. I have known for a long time that I am a hands on learner. I have always loved being by myself and doing things on my own. When I was in school, I was diagnosed with learning disabilities. I went through many different types of tests so the school system could find out how I learn best. After that teachers would put a cardboard partition around my desk because they told me I was easily distracted. As time went on I really got use to doing everything alone. To this day I have never really been a big social butterfly. Learning and working in a happy, group like social environment takes a lot of getting use to.
I believe everybody uses all 9 the the multiple intelligences at some point. We just favor the ones we feel work the best.
Very good job!!!
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GREAT BLOG!!!I agree with you on many levels especially the motivation. Being a mom, wife, and full time student is such a very hard task. If you want something and it will better your future as well as the future for your family, THAT for me, is the light at the end of that tunnel.. Of course the degree is a great bonus! I am sorry that you had horrible teachers that kept you away from your peers and made you to feel that you were some sort of "problem child". Learning what we are learning in these classes, you can see that it isn't right and has left lasting affects on you. Not that you not being a social butterfly is a bad thing, but being able to be with the rest of your peers instead of shoved aside all alone with a partition around you, took away that socialization that all children need. I hope that being in our "homegroups" that Dr. Harris and Dr. Garcia make us do helps you to feel more comfortable this semester! Good luck Cindy
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