Motivation Blog

I teach art because being an art student helped me gain confidence and find a way to express myself while reaching out to others. I am in the teacher education program because I am seeking long term employment. While I enjoy teaching art here at UVU as an adjunct instructor, I need to find steady employment for my family. I am taking Summer course in order to expedite the process.

I am motivated by the idea that art is a bridge that connects individuals and cultures in an honest and intimate way. I am motivated by the progress I see in my students, the relationships I develop with them and by creating new, interesting assignments to challenge them.

I attribute success to my ability and effort. I attribute failure to task difficulty, poor luck, and mostly to the dilemma of managing schedules in a family with kids, and with both parents working.

While my goals are Mastery based, they are long term and lack some of the specificity of Performance Goals. The rest of the Contract urged me in that direction. I have long term desires to improve my teaching through appreciating each student, but sometimes lack the task oriented and organizational skills to perform well each step of the way.

I need to focus on specifics in the course content, and use this time as an opportunity to learn how to better focus and constantly improve.