High School Motivation Study 
Teacher Toms Blog
MAY 30, 2025
I once randomly met a teacher from a local high school at a social event. I knew that one of my young relatives, then a 15-year-old, attended the school, so naturally I mentioned him. There has never been a scientific study done that finds that holding a body still improves cognitive function. Movement is not a choice.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 7, 2024
3 online resources to encourage student career planning For more on career readiness, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In today’s competitive workforce, having a high school diploma can drastically improve your income and quality of life. In fact, the U.S. Unfortunately, life sometimes gets in the way.
Edsurge
AUGUST 5, 2024
Society has always been fascinated to learn about the motivations of famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians and how they came to their profession. What if, similarly, we learned about the motivations of aspiring K-12 teachers, and used that to predict how effective they will be and how long they will stay in the classroom?
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. It’s not surprising in some ways,” says the lead researcher on the study, Jing Liu. It’s not surprising in some ways,” says the lead researcher on the study, Jing Liu.
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2024
Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in.
Edsurge
JULY 5, 2022
If you ask middle school and high school students these days the most important skills they’re learning, they’re likely to name something they picked up on their own, outside of normal school hours. And these are not just super-precocious kids digging into self-directed study—what Evans calls “free agent learning.”
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