The Huffington Post – Tom Vander Ark
“A new report from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching reviews what we know about student motivation…Motivation, from the Latin movere, “to move,” “describes students’ desire to engage in learning and do well. More precisely, psychologists define it as the directing of energy and passion toward a goal; it is what starts, directs, sustains and stops behavior…parents and students should monitor what motivates learning and be intentional about seeking more of these experiences while building resilience and self control in other areas.”(more)