Jenna Barrett

"External rewards initiate the habit; internal rewards make it stick." This is what stuck out to me. That the combination of both is powerful. And this can be applied to education and everyday life. 

I like the section that talked about asking the students what their goals are for the course at the beginning of the course. I plan to apply this so that students can hopefully feel more autonomy and feels a sense of achievement when they've completed their goals. 

I learned that adult learners need to feel secure to properly focus on learning. This starts with basic needs like food and water, and the security stems from the safety needs following the basic needs. Adult students often have outside influences that can affect their basic needs and safety needs. And if those needs are not met, it can derail learning. 

I learned that adult learners are more likely to stick with the program and achieve their goals if they are internally motivated to do so (vs. externally movtivated). I believe that my school's students are mostly internally motivated, which is helpful. But as an instructor I plan to remind them how what they are learning will apply to real-world situations to help them stay motivated.