De-motivation

Further to this post, I found this via Eric in the comments.

I'm thinking of having my own pithy sayings printed and having then stuck up around the school. Maybe something like:

"Remember: that light at the end of the tunnel may just be an on-coming train".

Or perhaps one from Tom Lehrer:

"Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it".

Then see a) how long it takes anyone to notice b) how long it takes to work out who it was c) whether adults can get away with the 'wisnae me' defence that proves so effective for the pupils.