Read this guide to learn about motivation and how to increase it in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This includes ways to motivate students and what motivation does!!!
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What is Motivation?
Basis for Number of Training Sessions

Motivation in Fire Emblem: Three Houses will dictate how much you can train an individual ally during a lesson. The higher their motivation is, the more you can enhance their skills.
Check Out How to Increase Student Skills HereCan Only Motivate People within Your House

Only characters within your chosen house can be affected by motivation. You can't motivate or teach characters from another house unless you've recruited them to join yours.
Check Out How to Recruit Characters HereMotivation Plays a Major Part in Lectures

Every Monday, your character will hold a lecture for the students. Here you can instruct them to better their skills, but you can only tutor them a number of times depending on their motivation.
How to Raise Motivation Levels
Become an MVP in Battle

When a student is named MVP in a battle, they will receive a boost in their motivation. Sometimes, when your characters becomes MVP, they will inspire and motivate the whole class!
Eating Together

Sharing a meal with students is also a good way of motivating them. Select dishes that they like via a Blue Arrow next to the Character Portraits when selecting a dish.
Praise Them During Training Sessions

Give praise where it is due. Your students will receive additional motivation points if you praise them for getting a perfect during a training session! This will only happen though on their first perfect per session.
Give Allies Good Advise

Sometimes your allies will come to you after class to ask for advise. Give them the correct response and it will motivate them!
By Giving Gifts / Lost Items

Giving allies gifts or locating and giving back their lost items will also increase their motivation! This will also enhance the relationship level between you and that character as well.
Resting on Free Days

Resting will replenish the motivation of all members of your house! This is a good way of motivating in bulk, but it doesn't fill up their motivation bars completely