This workshop will focus on strategies that educators can use to motivate difficult students. Often educators are faced with students who are not prepared, will not work, and do not care. Those who are both hard to motivate and to control often make us wonder why we should bother with them because they push our buttons and make us feel defeated, challenge our authority, and evoke strong emotions that interfere with teaching. This workshop will offer strategies that teachers can use in any classroom to improve student motivation.