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Parents, as a co-operative part of the school community, shouldalso be taught how the school is preventing illegal substance abuse bythese new methods. Also invite anyone from the larger adultcommunity to become involved in this education.Direct education about drug abuse is integrated into the schoolcurriculum. All teachers, no matter what subject they teach, shouldinclude drug education as part of their instruction to the students.Drug education should not be relegated to one subject, such as scienceor health class, and taught for a short, limited time. The use of illegaldrugs pervades our world by infiltrating ALL aspects of society. Thebest drug prevention education fights against drugs in this samemanner.Get students actively involved. Let the students create ‘positivelifestyle’ presentations or displays. These presentations could showother students ways to live a positive, healthy lifestyle. They couldstress physical activity, good nutrition, friendship, the arts, music andculture, amongst other things.Suggested readings: Fisher & Harrison, 2004; Mayer, 2001; Mayer,2002; Zucker, 2003.22
10. Motivation-building for studentsMotivation is most effective when it is selfmotivation.Success in motivating studentscomes from adults surrounding the studentwith a positive, motivating atmosphere.Keeping students motivated and enthusiastic about education is yetanother powerful way to keep your school safe and establish awelcoming environment. Motivated students take ownership of theireducation and of their school. The best motivation is self motivation—no threats, no bribes, no punishments.There are several steps that adults can take to keep studentsmotivated academically. These techniques are just as effective at homeor at school. These are:• Maintain a positive attitude toward the school. It is surprisinghow adults give out subtle messages that are negative about schoolor schoolwork. Be careful of talk that accidentally makes theschool seem like a burden rather than a joy in the life of the child.• Surround the student with motivation. Use affirmationsrepeatedly and liberally around the school and the home. Makeposters or signs with positive phrases that affirm the student’s successin school. Use phrases or sayings that support schoolwork. Try andmake these affirmations personal to the student and their school.• Model motivation. It is important for adults to demonstratemotivation for the young person. It is through modelling that webest transfer behaviours we want to see in our children. Be activein the child’s education. Help them with their homework, go toschool presentations and talk enthusiastically about the school.Don’t be lazy yourself. Be energetic and work hard.• Praise the students’ efforts even more vigorously thanaccomplishments. Accomplishment in many students can be theresult of that student’s natural intellectual ability. In order to instilself-motivation, it is very important to praise effort even morethan accomplishment.• Verbal praise from an adult is the best reward. When adultspraise young people, it is the best reward they can get for theirhard work. It is better than treats, money or privileges.• Watch your expectations of students. Don’t confuse the lack ofmotivation in a student with the lack of ability. A student may befailing a subject because that subject is hard for them to grasp.23
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