Motivation is often considered as an important factor for students' academic success. Virtually all students are motivated in one way or another, but too many times teachers experience "the soul-crushing effects of a class full of unmotivated students: the awkward silences where we expected robust discussion, the blank stares when we ask about the simplest part of the assigned reading. Why don’t they care about this stuff, we keep asking ourselves, and how can I get them to care? Student motivation is one of the primary factors influencing academic performance and retention of course material. So we often face a dilemma: how can students succeed in our courses if they lack one of the essential ingredients of that success? Doesn’t motivation have to come from within? Why should I have to turn into a cheerleader, doing some rah-rah routine or dog and pony show, just to get my students to care?" (Gannon, 2017)