Value via Purpose: Tapping into a Nuclear Power Source of Student Motivation
Dear colleague, Picture Sarah, a sophomore in your third-period class. She’s not disruptive, but she’s not engaged either. When you ask her why she should care about what you’re teaching, she shrugs and says, “I don’t know. For the grade, I guess?” Sarah’s not lazy or defiant. And if you asked what Stanford researcher Bill…
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