Under-motivated students also complain of boredom in class because they feel they already know what’s being taught or that it's not important. So, they don't feel any incentive to do the work to learn something new.5Often, “school is boring” is paired with “that’s why I don’t do the work” or “that’s why I don’t pay attention.” What this type of student might actually mean is that the work doesn’t engage them. They may not feel a positive connection to their school, their teacher, their peers, or the subjects they are learning about.An under-motivated child is not the same as a lazy child. In some cases, the lack of motivation is tied to a feeling that what they're learning isn’t personally important—that the learning process has no meaning or relevance for them and their life. They may not understand why they need to learn this information—and the material isn't being presented in a way that resonates with them.