Chapter 2: Motivating Young Adolescents

The second chapter in this book gave some great ideas of ways to make a middle school classroom that breeds success. To me the most important aspect, which also ties directly into some of the other ideas, is to be enthusiastic about your subject. The line about your enthusiasm allows other people to be enthusiastic is so true. People will play off your emotions so as a teacher it is paramount to be at the front of the class with some enthusiasm. The other ideas of using suspense, stories, or random objects that tie in later, all of that stuff is second nature if you are truly engaged and enthusiastic about your subject.