Rachel and Steph do a deep dive on motivation. Hear why they don’t believe any student is ever “lazy” and what language they use instead. Also, they talk about why motivation suddenly stops for students who struggle in school. Then they dissect the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and the parallels between growth and fixed mindset that they’ve observed. Of course, they give you their tips and tricks for promoting motivation as well!

Other episodes mentioned:

20: The Perfect Storm: Writing & Executive Functioning

21: Executive Functioning Strategies for Writing Part 1

22: Executive Functioning Strategies for Writing Part 2

24: Respecting the POP

25: How To Make Memory Work

27: How to Make Memory Work

Books:

I Can’t Do That, Yet

Mindsets For Parents

Phrases For Growth Mindset

Mathematical Mindsets

Mindset Mathematics Books

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