How to Motivate Intrinsic Learning in K-12 Students

By Matthew Lynch What students desire from their school experience is not necessarily what their parents and members of the larger community want them to learn or experience. Only a small percentage of students come to school with an overwhelming desire to learn. Many attend school on a daily basis because that is simply what they are supposed to do. That doesn’t mean they don’t end up finding subjects they enjoy, but American students do not make the active choice to begin attending school. So teachers come to the table already behind, in some ways. Not only is it the …