Learn How to Motivate Students to Write

Sometimes, all students need is motivation.

Students have the skills, talent, and resources. However, despite these, they still find it hard to write. Why? It is not because there is no information available but simply because they lack motivation.

Lou Holtz said, “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. MOTIVATION determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”

Motivation, thus, plays an important role in our lives. Ability is useless if you are not motivated to use your own ability. Let’s say that you are good in writing but you are not motivated to write; definitely you would not achieve anything.

Hence, it is important for the professors to motivate their students and students, on the other hand, must open themselves and be motivated.

Here are some ways on how to motivate students to write.

• Talk to your students and determine why they are not motivated. There are various reasons why students are not motivated. Some of them have personal and family problems, lack self-confidence, or have a learning disability and the like. Spend time with your students and see how you can help them.

• Give incentives/rewards. Students want to be recognized for a job well done. If you will reward your student for writing an excellent sample essay, then he or she will definitely appreciate it and as a result, he will work harder. Likewise, you can give simple gifts such as chocolates, candies or grade incentives.
• Be enthusiastic.  Make your writing class lively and not boring. If you really want to motivate your students, you should be motivated as well. As the professor, you should be the first one to be motivated and excited about writing and other activities because this will catch the student’s attention.