Motivation

It is generally true that children lose interest in education as they get older. This is thankfully not true in all cases but unfortunately it has become the norm. As the years have progressed it has become "uncool" or "boring" to take school seriously and many students look to school as an escape from their parents to do what they want. Others want to be liked by the popular students and slowly lose interest to become more popular themselves. Even students who ignore societal rules can lose interest if the subject is repetitive or the teacher is droll. Still others might be interested in a subject but be to anxious (Amrein-Beardsley, 501-504) about any number of things to be able to focus on the information being provided. Teachers must be engaging and passionate about their own subject if they are to grab the attention of any student, either interested or not. If a teacher is amazed by what they are teaching, they are much more likely to get the cool students interested which will bring along their followers. Interested teachers also share that arousal (Amrein-Beardsley, 503) with the students who are already interested and the ones who are anxious can forget their anxiety if the atmosphere is high energy and excited.

References:
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey. “Teacher Research Informing Policy: An Analysis of Research on Highly
    Qualified Teaching and NCLB.” Arizona State University.