According to Marzano’s research, learning begins with self-system. This is called “Do I wanna?” in which “we decide whether we are going to engage in the learning or simply dismiss it as not important” (Tileston, 2010, p.3) versus an educator who was taught to “teach the cognitive system of the brain.” (Tileston, 2010, p.2) Due to technology, educators need to learn to motivate students in other ways and not just with rewards. According to Marzano, “when students set their own goals for learning they are more likely to be motivated to pay attention to the learning.” (Tileston, 2010, p.8) in which case an educator needs to be observant to what is interesting the students versus what the educator thinks will interest the students.
