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"FOR A MAN TO ACHIEVE ALL THAT IS DEMANDED OF HIM, HE MUST FIRST REGARD HIMSELF AS GREATER THAN HE IS." -J.W. VON GOETHE

    

From my experience with students, motivating them to claim their role in learning has proven to be very challenging.  I have discovered that I must reach them before I can teach them.  When a student is hungry or sleepy, the Math lesson that I am introducing to him/her is not going to stick.  When a student is afraid of something or worried about someone, my History lesson is not going to be remembered.  Taking the time to explore the present and the past of my students will help me to identify some of their physiological, emotional, and social needs.  When these needs are addressed and satisfied, then teaching and learning will take place.