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Tag Archives: Myths
Extrinsic Rewards – Productive or Counter-Productive – Part 1
A friend and colleague contacted me recently about his son’s school’s use of extrinsic motivators. He had been thinking about rewards and motivation and how they might impede learning, and wanted to know my thoughts on the subject. He wrote, … Continue reading
Posted in Ineffective Motivation, Motivation
Tagged Extrinsic Rewards, Good Teaching, Motivating Underachievers, Myths
Myths About The Way We Do Schooling Now
Creating educational programs and systems that work for all kids has been my work for a long time. I have grown to understand that asking educators to change how they work produces a range of very human responses: Let’s go! … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Leadership
Tagged Myths, School Change
