Methods of motivation

By Amelia Eddy and Addison Smouse, CR-B publications students

 

Each school year, some disease usually sets in amongst the senior class at CR-B. It’s probably safe to say this disease impacts seniors in other surrounding schools, as well. Maybe, it’s even safer to say that this disease impacts all seniors in the state of Iowa or maybe even the world. This disease is called senioritis. 

 

So, how are CR-B seniors staying academically focused this school year? Seniors Kennedie Thomas, Lucas Obert, and Coleman Heiderscheit reflected on this question. Thomas, Obert, and Heiderscheit are each members of the CR-B National Honor Society, an organization where academic achievement is one of the four pillars and where strong evidence is needed to be shown for admittance.

 

“What motivates me to keep working hard in school is keeping my grades up to get scholarships and financial aid,” Thomas said. 

 

Thomas is forward thinking and looking towards how her academic success her senior year will help her in the future.

 

“I work hard to get into college and help me with my future goals,” she concluded.

 

Obert’s motivations are similar.

 

“I’m motivated by potential success in my future,” he said. 

 

Obert also knows that success is brought on by himself first and foremost.

 

“I just feel like successful people drive themselves forward and they care about their own academics,” he continued. “So, I’m just motivating myself with success and just becoming a better person.”

 

Heiderscheit is eager to apply the skills learned in high school into a future job.

 

“What motivates me is the possibilities that I can get out of life if I do well in school,” Heiderscheit said. “There are many opportunities in life like future job opportunities that I can achieve with good grades and there’s better pay for said jobs.”

 

A teacher’s goal is to always help students see the applicability of the content they are learning. Thomas, Obert, and Heiderscheit are doing just that.