Third Rail Classroom

Episode 4: Do Grades Actually Motivate Students?

February 16, 2023 Third Rail Classroom Season 1 Episode 4
Episode 4: Do Grades Actually Motivate Students?
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Third Rail Classroom
Episode 4: Do Grades Actually Motivate Students?
Feb 16, 2023 Season 1 Episode 4
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Now at the end of the first marking period of the year, John and Alex provide an update on how it's going so far, including very frank feedback from some of John's students. Next, Alex and John explain why, in their experience, grades rarely provide the kind of motivation they're hoping for. Then, Timothy Klein, co-author of How to Navigate Life, joins to share what the research says about student motivation and he presents a much better path to motivation by focusing on the "science of purpose." Last, John and Alex share, as they always do, "what's keeping us going." 

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Now at the end of the first marking period of the year, John and Alex provide an update on how it's going so far, including very frank feedback from some of John's students. Next, Alex and John explain why, in their experience, grades rarely provide the kind of motivation they're hoping for. Then, Timothy Klein, co-author of How to Navigate Life, joins to share what the research says about student motivation and he presents a much better path to motivation by focusing on the "science of purpose." Last, John and Alex share, as they always do, "what's keeping us going."