Motivation

I am here in the Education Program at UVU to pursue my knowledge and skill in dance education.  Being a dancer for almost 18 years I never imagined myself as a dance educator.  However, last year I received a job in teaching dance at Timpanogos High School.  This has been an experience I have loved and enjoyed.  I want to better educate my students, get them excited for learning, and be and influence for creative thinking and problem solving in their lives. 
I am motivated to do things that I enjoy and get caught up in, know as flow.  I can often be extrinsically motivated to accomplish certain tasks if I can see the reward in sight (like cleaning my kitchen), and am intrinsically motivated to participate in activities I enjoy the process of.
Tasks that I am extrinsically motivated for don't necessarily end in failure, but at times are what seems only short time minimal happiness.  When I succeed it is because I have put in my best effort.  This occurs mostly when I have been original, been unafraid to be wrong, and gone for the task full speed, because no matter the outcome I was going to enjoy myself and what I experienced.
The study goals I have established for this class are goals I have made for myself so that I can receive the most benefit from this class.  I feel this is a Mastery Oriented goal because I want to be a better teacher.  I want to understand my students better and find ways to connect with different individuals.  I am not studying for this class to do better than the individual in the seat next to me.  I want to be an educator that is looked up to, that makes a difference, and I hope inspires students to succeed.
A mindset I need to change is that just doing the assignments and reading will be sufficient.  I know that education goes much further than this kind of effort.  I need to be willfully committed to giving more than one hundred percent.