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Motivation Matters  
Exploring what motivates students and what environment best contributes to their development.
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Feedback Please!

Jan 6, 2009
Happy new year, everyone! We here at Motivation Matters wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for all the thoughtful comments and suggestions we've received on this blog over the past year. As always, we want to make this blog a helpful and...

Duncan: Embracing Innovative Reform?

Dec 30, 2008
It will be interesting to see how Arne Duncan, Obama's pick for Secretary of Education, changes (or doesn't change) the way that schools are run in the United States after Obama takes office on Jan. 20. This article on the Washington Post site suggests...

Students Joining Parent-Teacher Conferences

Dec 29, 2008
This New York Times article discusses the increase in schools that are including students in the traditional parent-teacher conference, sometimes encouraging the students themselves to lead the discussions. Proponents of this conference method say that...

Separating Boys and Girls at School

Dec 22, 2008
This AP story shows how in a school where freshmen and sophomores are separated by gender test scores—and motivation levels—are up. "We've seen huge, huge increases in test scores," said Kiner, who presented the data this fall at the National...

Radio Rookies Episode on Wasted Potential

Dec 16, 2008
Not to hit you guys over the head with this public radio program, but there's another Radio Rookies episode that is definitely worth the 8 and a half minutes it takes to listen. It's the story of Kaddeem Wright, a 16-year-old boy born in Costa Rica...


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Heidi Reina
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  excellent advice and examples of student motiviation in action
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