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How to motivate children to learn?
Imagine a child who doesn’t want to do homework and prefers to play. What would you do first in that moment?
I will explain to him why it is important to fulfill one's obligations.
I'll let him play – learning can wait.
I'll raise my voice so that they understand I'm serious.
I will come up with a way to turn learning into a game.
I feel frustration, but I don't know how to react.
If you could be a teacher for one day, how would you conduct the class?
I would stick to the curriculum so that the children have clarity.
I would focus on conversations, not on facts.
I would organize a contest to make it fun.
I would give the children the freedom to choose what interests them.
I would tell them stories that teach them something.
What feeling does the word "duty" evoke in you?
Motivation.
Pressure.
Restlessness.
Certainty.
Responsibility.
The child comes home with a note from the teacher. How would you react?
I would immediately ask what happened.
First, I would try to understand the teacher.
It would be uncomfortable for me, but I wouldn't really make a big deal out of it.
First, I would try to calm the child down.
I would start looking for the causes of the behavior.
Imagine a child is interested in something that means nothing to you. How would you react?
I will say that it is not important.
I will start finding out more about it.
I will ask the child to explain it to me.
I will support him, but I will stay aside.
I'll change the topic to something "more useful."
If you could pass on one single life value to a child, what would it be?
Determination.
Kindness.
Curiosity.
Respect.
Responsibility.
When something doesn't go well for you, what do you do first?
I will tell myself that I at least learned something.
I'm looking for where I made a mistake.
I will be angry with myself.
I’d rather stop thinking about it.
I blame the circumstances.
The child claims that school is boring. What will you answer him?
"Not everything in life has to be fun."
"Let's try to find out together what would interest you."
"You have to endure, everyone goes to school."
"What exactly do you not enjoy?"
"Maybe you just haven't found the right way of learning yet."
When a child repeatedly makes the same mistake, what do you think?
It needs stricter boundaries.
It is not ready to change yet.
I'm overlooking something – maybe there's something behind it.
It is stubborn and needs time.
Maybe it's not a mistake, just a different perspective.
Which of these statements resonates with you the most?
"Rules are meant to be followed."
"Everyone has their time to mature."
"Motivation must come from within."
"Children learn by example, not by command."
"Better to experience once than to hear a hundred times."
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