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positive feedback
,
 
like compliments and encouragement, as well as 
crit-
icism
. When a teacher has criticism to give, it’s better to deliver it along 
with 
some positive feed-
back. Something difficult is a lot easier to hear when it’s preceded and followed by something posi
-
tive. That way no student will feel like you’re picking on them.
A teacher doesn’t have to be the only source of feedback for their students, either. They should 
encourage 
peer feedback
and 
self-evaluation
, and make time for all this in their lesson plans each 
day. Students have valuable things to share with their classmates. A teacher needs to be sure to make 
it possible.
It’s also great to 
celebrate achievements
on a regular basis. This doesn’t mean rewarding every 
action students perform. That type of extrinsic motivation will only serve to demotivate them, or it 
will feel disingenuous. No, I mean taking time out to talk about the things students have accomplished 
and giving them the space to brag on themselves a little. Go around in a circle and have everyone 
share something they believe they did well that day, that week or that semester. A teacher has their 
peers give them a round of applause, compliments or “snaps” to celebrate! 
Motivating students is a part of every teacher’s job.
And while honey and vinegar may be great in the kitchen, the best kind of motivation comes from 
within students themselves.
Reference:
1. 
Asomova R.Z.( 2002. ) Kasb tanlash motivasiyasi va uning dinamikasi. Psix.f.n......dis.-T., 
2. 
Daniel H.Pink. (2005) “Drive. The surprising truth about what motivates us”
3. 
James Allen.(2003) “As a Man Thinketh” Project Gutenberg Edittion.

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