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Tag Archives: drive
Driving Down New Roads: A Motivational Roadmap
Our First Stop? Daniel H. Pink’s Drive It is imperative to note that although this blog post draws heavily from Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, this is in no way a review nor … Continue reading
Drive: Finding Intrinsic Motivation
“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”
― Daniel H. Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Continue reading
Student Driver
How can we foster intrinsic motivation in our science classroom? Ways to instill autonomy within my future students: Instead of doing a traditional test on a unit that is super critical students gain knowledge in, I could have them do … Continue reading
A Note to the Teacher: DRIVE!
What drives a classroom? Daniel H. Pink, the author of New York Times best-seller, Drive helps us tackle this specific question. He uncovers the surprising truth about what truly motivates us. Motivation 3.0 We are going to dive into Motivation … Continue reading
Drive: Get Behind the Wheel
You’ve been lied to. Don’t be too upset though, most of us have. Remember in that psych class you took there was that whole unit about classical conditioning? All those scientists and researches who spouted the wonders of extrinsic motivation? They … Continue reading
EVOLUTION OF DRIVE
Origins From the beginning of time, what has been the source of our survival? Motivation for survival. The origins of motivation can be traced back thousands to millions of years in fossil records. As a biologist, my goal is to … Continue reading
Candy Isn’t Always the Answer
Think about your life and what motivates you to get out of bed in the morning. Normally, people say that money, possessions, and success make them motivated. The promise of a reward is a completing goal, but is nothing new. … Continue reading
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Tagged drive, education, Intrinsic, Mastery, Motivation, Purpose, science, Science teacher
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An Interesting Perspective: Carrots and Sticks
Howdy bloggers, In this week’s installment of An Interesting Perspective, we will dive into a discussion about Daniel Pink’s novel Drive. What is motivation? By definition, motivation is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Autonomy, drive, education, explore, inquiry, Intrinsic, Motivation, Purpose, Science teacher
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A drive down the road less traveled
A reflection on DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us An introductory thought: When you wake up in the morning and have a long to-do list, or a lot of work to do at school, what motivates you to … Continue reading
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Tagged Autonomy, drive, Mastery, Motivation, Purpose, Science teacher, student-based
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The Force of Discovery
It was late, and as the frequency of the clock’s ticking drove itself deeper and deeper into the back of Mikial’s mind, he found himself less bound to the world itself. How long had he been sitting here? Hours? Days? … Continue reading