The Science of Motivating Young People

6 big takeaways from research on creating authentic spaces for youth to thrive

“I remember thinking, I don’t know how to get kids to line up and go to an assembly without punching each other in the groin, like that was my problem. And all of the supposed research best practice in the world about performance goals and mastery goals are not solving my problems.” David Yeager, on why teachers are not compelled by research.