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It’s the End of the Year: How to Stay Motivated

Ophelia Reid
May 2, 2017

It’s the end of the year, and students and teachers alike are looking to finish strong. I asked some teachers and students how we can finish the year on a high note and stay motivated.

1. How do you feel about the end of the year?

“Tired and ready to graduate,” said Mariah Corbin, a Senior at Tallwood High School.

“For me, It’s only a natural feeling to get excited and happy at the end of the school year,” said Franklin Tamayo, a Geometry teacher at Tallwood.

“My classes are awesome, the students are really working hard to study,” said Wan Zhang, a Chinese teacher at Tallwood.

“I’m looking forward to it,” said Kathleen LaRoue, a World History teacher at Tallwood.

2. How do you feel about some of your students getting tired in the end of the school year?

“I’m tired but I still do my work,” said Mariah.

“They’re tired, students get tired, some don’t listen at the end of the year, but I have to try and motive them to get back on the right track,” stated Franklin Tamayo, a Geometry teacher at Tallwood.

“It’s normal for everyone; I get tired too,”said Wan.

“I think we all are tired at the end of the year, but still there’s a big game at the end, I mean you just gotta push for it,” said Ms.LaRoue.

3. What are some of the things you do for your students to keep them motivated at the end of the school year?

“Having more interesting task and having them put together a project that they want to do,” said Wan.

“Educational games or something that can get us moving,” said Mariah.

“We play a lot more games, and I’m working on a review breakout,” said Ms.LaRoue.

“Show them the real world problems, for they can have the connections to the real world,” said Mr.Tamayo.

4. What motivates you to make the end of the school year better?

“The (students’) presence itself motives me, because it shows that they respect you and they are ready to learn,” said Mr.Tamayo.

“I just think that that’s something that I have to do. I take pride in my job, and I like to work with students,” said Wan.

“SOLs, and making sure I can get everything finished,” said Kathleen Spears, a Biology teacher at Tallwood.

5. What are the most effective activities or lessons you do?

“We play interactive games,” said Ms.Spears.

“Well, to inspire them, they will not remain their age. They will grow older and they need to be responsible for themselves, and I won’t be with them forever,” said Mr.Tamayo.

“I would say projects would be the most effective because they really learn from doing research and traveling,” said Wan.

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The Big Three Lead Lion’s Baseball in the Right Direction by Richard Ruffin

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