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Are you looking for ways to motivate students in middle and high school? Start with clarity about goals; connect the world of study to the outside world, and praise the small steps they are taking toward their achievement. Use student interests to mold what you teach, and give them options to express what they have learned. Small victories build self-esteem. Use this neat trick: Let your students design and print their work—be it projects, reports, or mini books. They may increase the local print and binding services on their efforts to be showcased as something real that they can keep and brag about. This should motivate students more as learning becomes real and close to their hearts. Letting students see their printed work really makes a difference!