The Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning

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About

Research has shown time and again that the traditional reward-punishment model does nothing to boost student achievement. In The Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning, veteran educator Bob Sullo suggests a different approach: cultivating students′ inner drive to learn by addressing their essential psychological needs.

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Eliminate Fear from the Classroom

Minimize Your Use of Coercion

Eliminate External Rewards

About the authors

During his 33 years as an educator, Bob Sullo worked as an English teacher, a school psychologist, an adjustment counselor, and an administrator in the Plymouth Public Schools in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

These diverse roles gave him the opportunity to work in both regular education and special education, serving students from prekindergarten through graduation in elementary, middle, and high school.

Currently an education consultant and instructor for the William Glasser Institute, Sullo has provided staff development and parent workshops in more than 30 states.

His presentations focus on internal motivation, responsibility, and the creation of a positive environment where students are inspired to produce high-quality academic work.

He has provided workshops and trainings to schools, agencies, and businesses in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.