1st Edition

Motivating the Teenage Mind

By Eva Hoffman Copyright 2012
    240 Pages
    by Speechmark

    Awakening intrinsic motivation in young people is the most important key to securing them a meaningful and successful life. No matter how much we know about how to learn, no lasting learning is likely to take place unless we want to learn; unless we are convinced of the reasons and have the confidence and resilience to achieve our goals.

    Motivating the Teenage Mind is a unique, comprehensive, practical, activity-based motivational programme for secondary students.  It will give every student an opportunity to recognise their strengths, awaken their aspirations and become aware of the reasons for learning, and show them how to confidently create a vision for their future lives.

    The programme provides educators with seven key aspects of motivation: making and giving choices; awakening curiosity and interest; nurturing dreams and setting goals; making learning relevant; raising confidence; strengthening resilience; and rewarding achievement. Aimed primarily at 11-16 year old secondary pupils, this resource is also suitable for 16-18 year old college students.

    Awakening intrinsic motivation in young people is the most important key to a meaningful and successful life. No matter how much we know about how to learn, no lasting learning is likely to take place unless we want to learn; unless we are convinced of the reasons and have the confidence and resilience to achieve our goals.

    Motivating the Teenage Mind is a unique, comprehensive, practical, activity-based motivational programme for secondary students. It will give every student an opportunity to find their strengths, awaken their aspirations, become aware of the reasons for learning and show them how to confidently create a vision for their future lives.

    The programme provides educators with the 7 Key Combination Lock to Motivation:

    making and giving choices

    awakening curiosity and interest

    nurturing dreams and setting goals

    making learning relevant

    raising confidence

    building up resilience

    rewarding achievement.

    Aimed primarily for 11-16 year old secondary pupils but also suitable for 16-18 year old college students.

    Biography

    Eva Hoffman (Author)

    "'Motivating the Teenage Mind' is quite simply the best resource I have ever seen for working with youngsters on motivation and will definitely use it extensively. So many thrilling ideas and imaginative ways in to even the most intransigent and switched off minds it really is a first class resource." — Garry Burnett, Teacher and Author