Dan Pink on the Science of Motivation

Fri, Aug 28, 2009

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Dan Pink, author of the popular Whole New Mind, offers insights into what research tells us about motivation, potential, and the value (or lack their of) of reward systems.  It is a great video that has obvious implications for educators, especially those who feel that the seeming infallibility (and immediate gratification) of a carrot-on-a-stick is actually a hook without a worm. He also explores motivators that have long term benefits for learners and that help unlock the mind’s potential to think critically and creatively.

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Jason Flom - who has written 112 posts on Ecology of Education.

Learner. Educator. Reader. Writer. Cyclist. Part-time Polyanna. Husband. Daddy. Founder, Ecology of Education. 4th Grade Teacher, Cornerstone Learning Community, Tallahassee, FL. "I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion." Kurt Hahn

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  1. mritzius Says:

    This video is the antithesis of the white house's push for merit pay and more high stakes testing. One of the most popular terms in education right now is “evidence based practice”. What is the evidence telling you Arne?

  2. mritzius Says:

    This video is the antithesis of the white house's push for merit pay and more high stakes testing. One of the most popular terms in education right now is “evidence based practice”. What is the evidence telling you Arne?

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