Background After every tutoring session I set aside at least 5 minutes to talk to my weekly students about what they want to accomplish before they see me for their next session. We construct the action plan together and I send them off on their merry way. They walk out exactly knowing what to accomplish and the steps they need to take in order to do so. Or at least that’s what I would hope for. The following scenario is much more likely: I meet the student a week later and inquire about the progress they made since they last met. They admit that they didn’t get around to completing their next rough draft or getting a B on their next exam. When I ask why they didn’t follow the action plan I’m usually met with a shrug or an “I don’t know”. Now this is not to say that every one of my weekly students possesses a lackadaisical attitude toward meeting their goals - some of has responded quite well to the action plan. However I did notice that not ev...
WOOP There it Is - Motivational Goal Setting