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October 2017 - Have just read Drive by Daniel Pink. A book all about motivation, which I found... well, motivating! I think we are doing lots of great things in Pounamu to motivate our students and I have some questions to ponder on;
Pink's message is essentially that to build intrinsic motivation we need 3 things - autonomy, mastery and purpose.
What if a child doesn't want autonomy, that they like being told what to do?
What if a child isn't bothered about obtaining mastery, how do we motivate them to use their Growth Mindset and try their best?
I firmly believe in sharing a purpose for their learning, but what if they don't buy into it?
I realise the children in question are only aged 6-8 but if we can start them on this journey to be intrinsically motivated now, then what a great step towards becoming life-long-learners.
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