No offense, Mr. Grdinic, but my main motivation to learn science is to achieve a high GPA, thereby getting into a good college and having the opportunity to pursue other interests. I have always been interested in English and writing as my main academic interest; I am motivated to learn chemistry for the sake of my academic future. Because I do not plan on pursuing science-related fields in the future, it is hard for me to cultivate significant intrinsic motivation. My motivation is very much extrinsic, as I have stated above. Now that I am enrolled in this course, I try to put all of my mind toward it when it is time for me to be focused on it. As long as I am here, I will do the best I can to learn about the world and gain experience in various fields. However, I will not deny that I am much more intrinsically motivated to produce a good short story than to balance an equation. It's just the way I am wired. I was interested in reading books when I was little, not playing with a chemistry set. It's weird, because a lot of the time chemistry is much easier for me than other subjects, so it can be a good relief and encouraging feeling to succeed in this class when I am sometimes struggling in English, in which I am very intrinsically motivated.
