In my opinion, motivating the students always lies on the teacher and I think that adult students are no exception, instead the teacher changes the way of motivating them and the methods employed. These methods should be according to adulthood. If we assume that adults only need from us (educators) the information that we provide we would only be informants, and not teachers. This weakens the learning process and motivation towards it. Remember that most adult learners come with the expectation that they are going to be taught by a highly motivated teacher, who’s well prepared in the subjects he… >>>

I know that other professor tried this topic, but I want retake it. In my opinion, we have 60 % of the responsibility for the student’s motivation, and they have the other 40 %. The professor is the main figure who guide the academic process and convey the students the knowledge they need, and the way the students will be in relation with them. In addition, the professor is a live example that the students follow in a high frequency. The professor creates the conditions for them to feel security and autonomy which are the key issues that influence the… >>>