Thus, a specific goal that I want to set for myself is that I want to research and study more about motivational types and the transition from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation. Likewise, I know why intrinsic motivation is more effective in the learning process than extrinsic motivation (i.e. inspiring lifelong learners as opposed to bureaucrats), but I feel like I don’t know enough about the gradual process towards intrinsic motivation. Psychologically, I feel like it has to do with achievement in the internal sense by stimulating natural student qualities, like curiosity. On the other hand, I don’t know how to do that, so, for Christmas break, I’m looking to do some research and studies on that …show more content…
In the teaching process, I think that we meld effectively in the sense that we, when improvising, let each another take charge without argument, which would distract the class. However, in the planning process, although everything went smoothly, I felt like it went too smoothly in the sense that there wasn’t room for internal growth or discussion. In other words, we were two teachers that agreed, which did not allow us to experience any moments of clarity or compromise that is often commonplace in co-teaching experiences. Furthermore, it also didn’t allow us to plan as effectively as usual since, being easy, the planning process wasn’t based on multiple perspectives, but rather a single common viewpoint that we shared. For example, when we tested all of the phrases for the activity, we failed to account for the metaphorical perspective that Duce and Britney had in the sense that we assumed all students would simply take each phrase’s literal meaning into mind. One thing that I would change about the activity is that I would make the instructions emphasize the literal meaning over the implied meaning as well as replace “broken heart” (which was too short) with a longer phrase. To improve as a co-teacher, I think that, considering my challenges with this partnership, I should invite my partner or partners to consider an outside perspective on our planning process to ensure that we can reach as