Using Education to Motivate

1. ASPIRE!
Using Education
to Motivate

2. What EDUCATION Can Do...
• open doors to unlimited possibilities
• provide opportunities for fulfilling careers
• transcend language and cultural barriers
• connect people from across the globe
• provide the instruments for personal growth
and responsibility

3. What SCHOOLS Can Do...
• create a nurturing and
safe learning
atmosphere
• provide hands-on
experiences in learning
• encourage socialization,
collaboration, and
cooperation
• provide impetus
through standards and
testing

4. What TEACHERS Can Do...
• unlock hidden talents and abilities
• instill confidence, pride, and the pursuit of
excellence
• guide, direct, and nurture
• become a mirror reflecting achievement and
accomplishment
• inspire joy in learning

5. “Education is the transmission of
civilization.”
-- Will Durant

6. What YOU Can Do...
• take an active interest in you child’s learning
• be active, and participate in PTA and school board
meetings
• attend school events and extracurricular activities,
and support programs in the arts, humanities, and
sports
• make your voice heard in your local legislative
processes
• communicate with your child’s teachers,
administrators and staff
• take a teacher to lunch

7. credits....
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• armyaccessionsnewsroomcom. (n. d.). National high school drill team championships [Photo]. Retrieved from
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• Infinity Web Development. (2002-2012). Quotations about teachers and teaching. Retrieved from
http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/teacher-quotes.html
• london-student.net. Entrepreneurship lets you reach for the sky [Photo]. Retrieved from
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=REACH+FOR+THE+SKY+IMAGES&view=detail&id=DB047CA5622ACB45A6CD45C2
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=REACH+FOR+THE+SKY+IMAGES&view=detail&id=DB047CA5622ACB45A6CD45C
• SL-designs.com. Cute smiley face [GIF image]. Adapted from
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=smiley+face&view=detail&id=1748FA2919962A086CE02B33ECA1EDC7B2DA867A&
This has been a presentation by JB Lawrence for
EDU 352 - Foundations of Educational Technology
Debora Rollins, Instructor
May 25, 2012