Motivate Students To Develop New Skills Teachers and even parents should offer a student’s the right opportunity to learn and master new skills. For instance, motivating the students to dress, tie their shoelace, after eating put their plate away or learn to read a new book will also assist them in achieving confidence. All these skills also offer them a sense of accomplishing something, and it will make them feel successful. The basic goals will set them up to get bigger and more complex goals because they get older.