For decades, educators have wondered how to best recapture students’ traveling eyes or prevent their heads from slumping onto their desks. Student engagement is a perennial challenge in the classroom, ...

Most people wait for motivation as if it is a magical force that will suddenly appear and push them into action. We convince ourselves that one day we’ll feel like writing the book, starting the ...

Homer's timeless insights provide a guiding light in trying times. His reflections on endurance and strength from the past become particularly relevant today. As we navigate the frenetic pace of ...

In the best-selling book Drive, author Daniel Pink attempts to simplify motivation science by suggesting the superiority of intrinsic over extrinsic motives to instill optimal work performance. When ...

Finding motivation to make changes as a leader can be both daunting and exciting — particularly in the summer, traditionally a time of vacation or respite from year-round routines. Play is important ...

If you have responsibilities that include the supervision of people, you can have ready impact in an organization. While economists point to broad stroke matters, one need not focus on the lofty ...

Welcome to Motivation Matters, a new blog sponsored by edweek.org. The concept of motivation has been a topic that has fascinated me for years, beginning in high school in the late 70s and early 80s, ...

Motivation is a powerful feeling that makes us excited to start something new, but it does not last forever. Some days we feel energetic and focused, while other days we feel tired, distracted, or ...