We define motivation as the force that moves us in a particular direction. In learning, motivation is the force that moves a person to learn. To picture this force, I’d like to invite you to think of a time when you really enjoyed learning. That class, that teacher, those classmates. Remember? There was something special in that setting that really made you want to be there and do the work. What was it? Can you visualize it? Can you name it? (Can’t picture it? Think of any other setting that you were or are part of, a group, where you felt really good at, you loved being/going there, and ask yourself the same question). Write your answer down. In general, the following is the winning formula