Motivation

What motivates me to learn chemistry? I'm sorry to say that the most influential cause is my extrinsic motivation of simply graduating high school. However, the reason I'm in Honors Chemistry is because I like to learn. (or at least, I don't mind learning) I also like a challenge and our class is very fun and engaging. I'm also extremely influenced by my intrinsic motivation for a good grade and overall GPA. I really try to excel academically in all of my classes, especially this one.

Throughout the year, I've really come to enjoy our class; it has reached a very happy medium of education and freedom. I like the material we are learning this year more than Bio; I think last year was more about memorizing parts of plants and cells, and this year has more to do with applying concepts. I don't know if I will use my appreciation for chem in the future, because I still have no idea what I want to do in my life. However, I still feel more extrinsic pressure because, my parents, both doctors, have always encouraged me to succeed in math and science, so there's still a chance I could choose that path and put my chemistry knowledge to good use.