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Lack Of Motivation In High School Students: Reach Curriculum, Alexandra L. Nickolauson Apr 2021

Lack Of Motivation In High School Students: Reach Curriculum, Alexandra L. Nickolauson

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The lack of motivation in high schoolers has increased in the last ten years. This literature review will explore the reasons for lack of motivation in high school students, and if school belonging, teacher enthusiasm, parent involvement, and holding students accountable contribute to motivation or if lack of those factors leads to more dropouts. The purpose of this literature review is to show why high school students have a lack of motivation and what can be done. The articles researched were focused on qualitative research. There were six major finds for lack of motivation: fear of failure, incuriosity, lack of …


Teaching Through Tough Times, University Marketing And Communications, Donna Kiel Jan 2021

Teaching Through Tough Times, University Marketing And Communications, Donna Kiel

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, political unrest and long-needed reckonings on race, 2020 presented many challenges for teachers and principals. To help educators, students and parents during these times, Donna Kiel, director of DePaul’s Office of Innovative Professional Learning and a College of Education professor, joins the podcast to outline DePaul’s programs and efforts that helped local teachers and principals transition to remote learning. She also shares strategies on how to be an anti-racist educator and ways to help students become more resilient during tough times.