The Motivated Mind: Understanding What Drives Student Learning dives into the nuanced, real-world factors that ignite — or extinguish — student motivation. This book unpacks the psychological roots of drive, curiosity, and resilience, offering educators, parents, and learning professionals a roadmap to more engaging, sustainable learning environments. Without fluff or false promises, it delivers insights that are practical, research-informed, and refreshingly human.
Inside this witty and eye-opening guide, you'll discover:
- Why traditional rewards backfire and what actually sparks authentic effort
- How identity, culture, and emotion shape the way students engage with learning
- When motivation looks like apathy — and what it's really saying
- Practical strategies to build motivational classroom cultures
- The role of feedback, reflection, and autonomy in long-term learning
- Tools to rekindle curiosity in digital and hybrid spaces
- What families and communities can do to support student drive beyond the classroom
Whether you're a teacher facing burnout or a parent trying to understand a suddenly disengaged teenager, this book will help you reframe student motivation — not as something to control, but something to nourish.
