ABSTRACT
If you have read through the rest of the book before turning to this chapter, you may be feeling that the whole topic of motivation is much more complicated than you thought. You also may be daunted at the prospect of trying to integrate so many principles into your teaching. This is understandable. After all, in the very first chapter I described factors built into schooling that limit your motivational options (the high student-teacher ratios, the public nature of much teacher-student interaction, the need to work through an established curriculum and assign grades to students instead of just acting as a mentor and resource person).
