This document discusses motivation in the classroom and compares approaches between Australian and Malaysian primary schools. It outlines three main approaches to motivation: behaviourist, cognitivist, and humanistic. Students in Australian classrooms generally enjoy school and see teachers as caring, while Malaysian students often dislike school due to an emphasis on fear and punishment. The document concludes that motivation is a better approach than corporal punishment, and that the Malaysian system could benefit from positive practices used in Australian schools.