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Ddeguzman Survey
Ddeguzman Survey
Ddeguzman Survey
Dion Deguzman
In the understanding of my class’ motivation and their wants and needs throughout the semester, I
gave my survey out to ten of my students (two students per period). To comprehend the idea of
motivation you must understand as an educator that, “…students need to talk, write, and connect the
content to what they already know…” to make sense of what they are learning about (Irvin, et al., 2017).
Being able to relate the content of the real world into content in English is a task that is not too difficult to
work around. Yet, you find teachers that have a problem in doing so as they are stuck in their old ways. In
my survey I wanted to figure out what their favorite and least favorite part about English class was in
their sophomore year. This gave me the consensus that a lot of their favorite things to learn about were
the concepts that got tied into mainstream media. Also, it showed me that one of their least favorite things
to do was having the teacher read and not do anything past that. All their answers I took into
consideration as this is how I want to plan my activities, it made me understand that I have to implement
every aspect of English that they loved and stray away from the traditional teaching methods most of
them mentioned in what they liked the least about their class. If I am able to take what their previous
teacher implemented into their classrooms, and put a new spin on it the Mr.Dion way the motivation in
my classroom will skyrocket, as more kids will be willing to participate and finish up assignments.
As a teacher both online and in-person I have to make sure to stay engaged with my students and
keep them on their toes. Going into this profession, I believed that teachers always drew that line where
we were below them, which we were. Yet, the teachers that made me want to become one, showed us that
they are human and understood what we were going through as teenagers. Stepping into my first
classroom or on a Zoom call I have to make sure that I establish, “… open, honest, and respectful
communication in an online community…” as this is where I can show my students that they are in a safe
space (Tucker, 2020). To create this environment in a private setting, where only me and the student are
aware, I asked the question, “Is there anything I should know about you to make your life easier?” This
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was a way for me to show my students that I care about them. I gave them examples of these situations
such as: work, babysitting, tutoring younger siblings, public speaking anxiety, testing anxiety, etc. If they
have the understanding that I am here for them through the good times and the bad, I have seen past
students that work harder because I work hard for them. A stable and professional relationship between
teacher and student can create a big motivation for students to try their absolute best in your classroom at
all times.
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References
Irvin, J. L., Meltzer, J., & Dukes, M. S. (2007). Taking action on adolescent literacy and
implementation guide for school leaders. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development.
doi:http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/107034/chapters/Student-Motivation,-
Engagement,-and-Achievement.aspx
Tucker, C. R. (2020). A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right. Retrieved September 20,
leadership/summer20/vol77/num10/toc.aspx