Adam Grant: Teacher Burnout
Discussion Questions
Motivation: the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
- What motivates you to spend your time the way you do?
- (to come here at 9am on a Tuesday morning, to spend so much time and effort studying, to keep going to your job (if you have one), to meet friends at a coffee shop, etc?)
- What kinds of rewards or benefits do you receive for various activities?
- Do you think of yourself as a ‘motivated person’. How so and/or why not?
- Who is the most motivated person you know?
- Why are they so motivated and how do they direct their energies?
- What do you think motivates most ‘good’ students to study hard?
- Why do you think ‘poor’ students don’t study hard?
- What generally motivates teachers? How can they stay motivated and/or passionate as teachers?
- How can they avoid ‘burnout’?
- What things do you do for reasons of intrinsic motivation? What are the rewards?
When do you feel like you are ‘doing your thing’? - What things do you do for reasons of extrinsic motivation? What are the rewards?
- Compare how you feel when doing things for intrinsic vs. extrinsic reasons?
- How much of your activity as a teacher/learner is guided by intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation?
- How much are students’ activities guided by intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation?
- What would a education system that embraces intrinsic motivation be like for teachers & students?
- As a current/future educator, how can you avoid burnout?
- Can one person really motivate another person?
- How do you stay motivated after a ‘failure’ or setback?
- Can the intrinsic motivation drive be extinguished?
- When you’re on your deathbed, what do you want to be able to say about your life?
Assignment:
- Please post a blog reflection about the Week#4 discussion about Motivation.
- Take a look at chapters 5 & 6 in the textbook. We will be covering that materials in coming weeks.
- Take either this learning style test and any others you'd like to on this page. Post results on your blog if you like.
Just for fun (and language learning) you can find your Western astrological profile here and astrological compatibility here. - Have a wonderful Chuseok break, full of intrinsically motivated pleasures!
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