Theories of motivation and how they can shape a classroom

There are many theories of motivation. I think that classroom management and the sociocultural theories are the most helpful and instructive for my classroom. I tend to look at the behavior of my students as well as the environment  that the child learns and lives in. While looking at these two factors and thinking about motivation, I can't help but be partial to these two theories.

Classroom management can make or break a learning environment. having a set of rules that the students agree upon and know how to follow will assist in better behaviors coming from your students. Also, having a classroom that is visual set up as a learning environment also helps with classroom management. The classroom can not be too visually noisy or too blank either.  If a students learning environment is at the best level and their behavior is not an issue they are more likely to be motivated to learn. 

Sociocultural theories can also help shape each student and the classroom as a whole. Each student has a different home environment  different outlook at school, different beliefs, and different cultural learning experience. In order to truly motivate your student you must be able to understand these different things about your student.