Mr. Muse, who worked at other college-preparatory schools before founding Venture Academy, said he and other administrators have been disappointed when their efforts to academically prepare students for college fell apart when students had to study and keep organized on their own. I d sent enough kids to high school and college from no excuses schools that…
Why do we do the things we do? What is it that drives our behaviors? Psychologists have proposed some different ways of thinking about motivation, including one method that involves looking at whether motivation arises from outside (extrinsic) or inside (intrinsic) the individual. Extrinsic Motivation Examples of behaviors that are the result of extrinsic motivation…
Intrinsic motivation is completing a skill or activity based on personal interest and enjoyment not for external rewards. Many times young children need external motivation to complete activities during therapy sessions. Therapists may use different reward systems such as Punch Cards and Reward Cards for Therapy to encourage children to participate in therapy…
In the disability community, it is well-known that calling a person with a disability an inspiration simply based on their appearance is condescending and offensive. However, it should be recognized that some individuals with disabilities are inspirational - not simply because they live life with a disability, but because they have overcome such obstacles and…
Question here is not who is good, the question is who is effective as well as who produces results! The question is who is having better sensory awareness? Since I have attended and I have gone through remarkable transformation, I would recommend Mr. S A Anand - he is best in India not because he won awards, because he is an innovator, He changes the rules of…
Loosing weight is tough, but rewarding (Image: rex features) Getting motivated to start a diet and exercising can often be the hardest part of the diet. But fear not because help is at hand. We spoke to Anthony Healy, a personal trainer at Vivacia, about why motivation is so important for successfully loosing weight, “Weight loss is anything but easy. The reason…
More than 30 people who attended an event with motivational speaker Tony Robbins have been treated for burns after Robbins encouraged them to walk on hot coals as a way of conquering their fears, Dallas fire officials said. Five people were taken to a hospital Thursday night, while the rest were treated at the scene for burns to their feet and lower extremities…
