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Show The B road Ax September , 1975 Page 15 Imay not spell “relief” R-OL-A-I-D-S, but | do spell “motivation” M-O-N-E-Y. This should come .as no suprise to work-ethic reared adults whose job motivation often dep ends on incentives, bonuses, and time-and-a-half for overtime. Why should it be any different with ‘our Upward Bound Students? For years money has. been the yardstick by which we meas ure a man’s success; why shouldn’t it j mpress our students as a just reward for study? True, the traditional motivatio nal techniques of Parties, picnics, dances, trips and cultural enrichment--the old standb ys of Upward Bound Projects for years--work very well as far as long-range goal s are concerned. But before attempting these special kinds of mot ivational Magic, body to work generally aren’t Overnight. Part one has to that magic “turned-on” have a warm on. Students to academics of the problem, then, stems from the limited time one has to motivate students to Participate. By the time most students are motivated suff iciently by hot dogs and skating to attend clas ses and tutoring and to begin to appl y themselves to. more worthwhile endeavors (especially if the traditional juniors and seniors are those you are working with), they’re read y to be moved Out. Projects can’t spare the time required for buil ding tional spent motivation to Participate in educa- activities. This time could be better in building skills. Yes, trad itional motivational techniques are grea t in the long haul, but for some students (and perhaps even for the majority), nothing beat s the instant motivation of good old M-O-NE-Y, The Missouri Educational Services Upward Bound Project at Drur y College in Springfield, Missouri, thinks it has found the answer in CETA. Two years of wor king cooperatively with the Spri ngfield CETA agencies has really pumped life into the Drury Upward Bound Program. Maybe you aren’t aware of what CETA is. The Training Comprehensive Employment and Act Passed in 1973 is fund ed by federal money given to the stat es because of federal revenue sharing legislat ion. Cities of over 100,000 population are elig ible to act as sponsors, and in Springfield the Departmen t of Human Resources, with Chet Dixon Project Director, is the sponsori ng agent. Dave Sears, Training and Education cO-Ordinator, © works directly with Upward Bou nd in establishing work-study Programs. Rural students in the program are handled through the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation, a local CAP agency, Carl Rosenkranz, Director. |
