Area of Focus Statement The purpose of this study is to gather insights on the issue of students’ motivation and seek a deeper understanding of it, developing a motivation strategy to implement in practice. I want to find out what encourages students to learn and helps to keep them motivated while learning. The goal can be achieved through both the review of data and the observation of a participant. Problem: Interest First of all, the topic of the study is inspired by my son, who is 17-year-old adolescent and is a junior in high school. He has only a year left before he graduates, and that is the time when he needs to be motivated in order to make better grades. Even though we are already trying various techniques to raise his motivation, those do not bring significant results so far. That is what has led me to find out ways to motivate my 17-year-old son better. In addition to my personal interest in the study, it will also be useful for other parents, who have children of this age, as well as educators, who work with these children. The review of data I have made so far has only confirmed the need to conduct the research on this topic. Adolescents turn out to be very hard to motivate, which has been proven in many studies. Problem: Background To start with, I currently work as a case manager for social services where I help people in need providing fuel and food assistance, Medicaid, etc. As soon as I get my master’s degree, I am going to start searching for a job as an elementary teacher. Presently, I do not work as an educator and have no classroom experience yet. Nevertheless, I have a 17-year-old son, who is a junior in high school, and whom I need to push and encourage to learn constantly. That is what makes me interested in the topic of the study and stimulates to find out more about motivation strategies. Even though my son is a smart student, he is also a lazy one, which is why he usually lags behind the class and fails his exams. The biggest problem so far is that he does not seem to be motivated in his pre-calculus class. I think that the main reason for that is his primary interest in sports and a desire to join the military after graduation. Perhaps, he simply does not think that he will need high grades to achieve his goals in the future. That is why I need to motivate and encourage him, reminding about countless opportunities that the high school and college education bring. In my attempts to improve the situation with pre-calculus class, I have contacted my son’s teacher several times. She seems confusing when it comes to asking her students to turn in their assignments. She also uses quizzes to help them to prepare for the exams. However, many students still do not cope with those, and my son does not either. Problem: Prior Interventions I regularly do something to motivate my son in his learning process. First of all, since positive relationships have a significant influence on motivation, I encourage and support him (Sullo, 2009). I show enthusiasm and interest in his problems because there is a direct connection between these factors and students’ motivation as well (Brown, Hughes, Keppell, Hard, & Smith, 2015; Wiesman, 2012). I never refuse to help my son with any confusion or con