Motivating Students

Steve Raybine:

Blog #78:

Motivating Students

A teacher that successfully motivates his or her students to work hard and to excel produces students with positive self-esteem and confidence in themselves and their abilities. Most students want to take pride in their work and generally respond favorably when they are challenged. A teacher should remember that students are truly motivated when hard work yields positive results.

When I was a young boy, I grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which meant that you invariably became a fan of the Green Bay Packers. During those days, the great Vincent T. Lombardi was the imperial commander of the Packers. Although he ruled his men with an iron fist, he possessed an uncanny ability to inspire and motivate them to attempt to achieve greatness within their sport...and they did. Throughout my life, I've studied the films and writings about Mr. Lombardi and today, I feel a special connection to the man that many consider to be the greatest football coach of all time. I believe that if he were still alive, he would be proud of my ability to motivate my students as they too, possess an unrelenting commitment to excellence within the music field. I am their teacher; mentor; 'life coach'; role model and friend. Together, we form an unbreakable bond that enables the student to achieve musical superiority. I am proud of each and every one of them and inspired by their own unique talents.

The bottom line is this: a teacher must have talent and must care a great deal about each of his or her students in order to truly motivate and inspire them. Then, when hard work is applied to the equation, magical things start to occur within the student and his or her world is forever changed--for the better.

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