In your response discussion, consider how the principles of motivation can be used differently to reach the same outcomes. Offer alternative suggestions to your peers. Please ensure that you keep each response separate. Veronica discussion I have a 12-year-old niece (MaCayla) who happens to have an introverted personality and she just started middle school. She has begun to bloom and is trying to fit in her skin and find her identity with her new friends at school. She loves reading, drawing, writing short stories/poems, and watch funny YouTube videos. Lately, she has become withdrawn in her room, listening to rap music, and has changed her hairstyle. I am the favorite aunt that they say is hip, fun, and their secret keeper so she is comfortable when she talks to me that she wouldn’t talk to my mother about (My mom has raised her since she was born). However, I found out some girls were bullying her and a boy pulls her hair. I told my niece she did not have to go through that alone and she should tell my mom and the teachers at school too. I let her know that it is not that the girls did not like her because there is no such word when it comes to humans and I shared a couple of my preteen experiences; in which had her tickled pink plus it lightened her dreary mood. I told her they see something in you that they wish to have and to keep shining the way she has always been doing and when it comes to boys just tell them if you are trying to show me you like me, then pulling my hair is only showing me your mean to girls. Also, I bought her a journal to write in every day to express those emotions she can’t explain and I text her every morning before school with a positive affirmation to start her day. In other words…sharing a personal experience with someone, especially preteens…allows them to see that they are normal..new to the changes in the body…how they feel like a rollercoaster sometimes …most important…they are not alone. Jana Discussion As a teacher in a classroom we are constantly evaluating the motivation in the students. “What’s going to motivate the individual student to reach their full potential?” Quite often we are faced with addressing the perspective Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In a perfect world we would not need to concern ourselves with the first levels of the pyramid in the classroom, but let’s face it, this world’s not perfect. We have children coming to school hungry and unsure of who to trust because of their home life. I have seen the quiet hand of amazing teachers who reach out and fill that need numerous times. One particular instance was told to me by an acquaintance herself. She shared that she came from a home that was unclean and dysfunctional. It was the hand of her 3rd-grade teacher that reached out to her by keeping a clean pair of clothes at school for her each day to wear, a toothbrush and paste, a brush, and a little something to eat. This action of kindness filled the void and provided the motivation this young girl needed to rise to the next level. Shannon from then on excelled in school and then became a teacher herself. Once the first couple levels of the hierarchy are addressed, then we can then look at the next level which is “Self Esteem and Achievement”. I really appreciate the “Perception of Control” section. By honing in on the “internal locus of Control” we help others develop a sense of worth because we are helping them develop an understanding that they are in charge of their future. In a classroom, we have a set of expectations that they must do, but then we also help them/encourage them to set their own set of goals to achieve which gives them a sense of control and power. And then once it’s achieved they know inside that it’s because of their diligence; a win for the individual.