Extrinsic motivation gets a bad rap, but middle and high school teachers can use it judiciously early in an activity to ...

In your everyday life, you may have different reasons for engaging in various activities. While doing some things may give you genuine joy and satisfaction, you may do others because of benefits you ...

How to reengage and motivate students who are checking out of school—both mentally and physically—is a top priority for educators, especially as students are misbehaving and skipping class more now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jordi Salas / Moment via Getty Images Do you need a little motivation to make your daily trek to the gym? Are you finding working ...

This article gathers some of the best motivational quotes specifically for Wednesday. These quotes are curated to inspire ...

We are all familiar with the concept of a micromanager. Most everyone at some point in their careers has reported to one. We know when we are being micromanaged: the anxiety, stress and lack of ...

Encouraging new ideas and actions, and approaching employees with respect, are key to coaching and fulfilling promises to improve employees' performance. The skilled supervisor provides directional ...

This piece was adapted from Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges by Larry Ferlazzo, available April 22 from Eye on Education. A teacher thinks: I work so ...

The present article reviews effective self-motivation techniques, based on findings cited in a paper by Fishbach, published in the December 2021 issue of Motivation Science. Self-motivation means ...

Cassie, a young adult I knew many years ago, was excited about starting a fabulous new job at a sought-after design firm. She was highly motivated to do well. She had always been a high achiever and ...

One of our favorite books is How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose and others. The chapter we turn to again and again is “What Factors Motivate ...

Here’s what teenagers can do to equip themselves to move forward during this difficult and frustrating time. By Lisa Damour The school year is still young, yet parents and students alike may have ...