A student

1
A students interest in academic activities is
enhanced when teachers

1. Emphasize intrinsic reasons for learning rather
   than stressing grades or other rewards
2. Relate material to students lives and
   experiences or to current events
3. Offer choices about what, where, how, or with
   whom work is done
4. Assign tasks that are varied and that include
   novel elements
5. Assign problems for students to solve that are
   realistic and challenging
6. Assign work that involves creating a produce or
   provides some concrete form of accomplishment.

2
Classroom Community

• In collaborative communities, members feel
  valued, personally connected to one another and
  committed to everyones growth and learning.
  (Brophy, 1998)
• Teachers and students who work together in
  supportive communities have higher levels of
  self-understanding, commitment, performance, and
  belongingness (Sergiovanni, 1994)
• Children who feel a sense of belonging in school
  are less likely to have discipline problems.
• A strong classroom community affects academic
  achievement.
• A strong sense of community helps to level the
  playing field for poor children.