Motivation can be a real minefield can’t it?! 😂 I’ve found praise, fun lessons and autonomy the most effective ways of fostering it over time with children aged 9-11, but there’s a time and place for every kind of motivation.
Really loved this piece and very much in keeping with my own thinking. Just published my first couple of essays on a new series on the psychology of motivation in children, looking at Schulz, Deci & Ryan and other Muruyama, amongst other frameworks. Would love your feedback if you're open to a read? https://cenn.substack.com/s/the-psychology-of-motivation
I feel that the fiat currency of extrinsic reward is being inflated away at the high school level. Students are less willing to play the game of school; they are seeking meaning, validity, and a place for self-expression. What's holding students back from intrinsic motivation is the legacy practice of education. Time to change the game.
I am from South Asia and I think motivation is a huge cultural thing. Intrinsic Motivation is sort of "luxury belief" for us. Also I read Jin Li's "The Cultural Foundations of East and West" where she talks about how Chinese kids have expect parents to give extrinsic "negative" motivation while American kids expect parents to leave them alone. It's a great book to understand learning from cultural p.o.v.
Motivation can be a real minefield can’t it?! 😂 I’ve found praise, fun lessons and autonomy the most effective ways of fostering it over time with children aged 9-11, but there’s a time and place for every kind of motivation.
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Really loved this piece and very much in keeping with my own thinking. Just published my first couple of essays on a new series on the psychology of motivation in children, looking at Schulz, Deci & Ryan and other Muruyama, amongst other frameworks. Would love your feedback if you're open to a read? https://cenn.substack.com/s/the-psychology-of-motivation
I feel that the fiat currency of extrinsic reward is being inflated away at the high school level. Students are less willing to play the game of school; they are seeking meaning, validity, and a place for self-expression. What's holding students back from intrinsic motivation is the legacy practice of education. Time to change the game.
I am from South Asia and I think motivation is a huge cultural thing. Intrinsic Motivation is sort of "luxury belief" for us. Also I read Jin Li's "The Cultural Foundations of East and West" where she talks about how Chinese kids have expect parents to give extrinsic "negative" motivation while American kids expect parents to leave them alone. It's a great book to understand learning from cultural p.o.v.