Motivation of students

How does a teacher motivate a student who does not care what you have to say or who does not want to be in the classroom? This is one thing that can be very hard for teachers and maybe very frusterating. A few things to try to motivate the student is to show them that they can be someone great and have a bright future if they just apply themselves. Tell them that they are the only one who limits the level of success that they attain. This may not always work.
The next question is how long do you spend on the student? This verys depending on the situation. I believe a teacher should never give up on a student but on the same hand not devote all their time on that unmotivated student. If a teacher spends all their time on a student who does not care and leaves the students who do care out to dry. A teacher needs to spend time with all students and sometimes even more with students who care but don't always understand the material at hand. As much as we would like to motivate every student to be successful we also need to realize that this will not happen. We need to do everything we can to try to make every student successful, but sometimes it is just simply out of our hands.