Wk #7 Learning

Being motivated to learn helps to stay focused on the content.  At least it helps for me.  Now that I'm older I have to have some type of motivation for learning because I have less time to worry about things that are not going to directly affect me.  I know that sounds bad, but I just stay more focused on the topic i'm trying to learn if It will help me out in some way or I have a reason to learn it.  Having a vested interested in something can provide all the motivation some people need.  Others need to have some fancy motivational tactics involved.  The level and type of motivation for learnig will also depend on the age of the learner I think.  What works for an adult will not necessarly work for a child.  For an adult, it helps to tie the instruction in with something they can relate to or reflect back to.  Most children can be engaged by a fun motivational activity.