On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:19:20 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
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>Kids don't need to be motivated to learn. They are programmed to learn about the world around them when they are born. By the time they are around 10 or so they start learning that school sucks. By the time they are in high school, they pretty much hate the education they've had. The job of the teacher is not to quash the young mind's thirst for knowledge.

Curiosity about the world around them is taught and learned at home
from a very early age.
Janet US