The Schools Our Children Deserve | Quote 01867

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…while you can often make someone else do something—in effect buying a behavior with a bribe or a threat—you can never make him or her want to do something, which is what “motivation” means. The best you can do is create the kind of setting and offer the kind of tasks that will tap and nourish people’s own motivation.

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Alfie Kohn

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The Schools Our Children Deserve

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Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.

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