Domain

Motivation, Relationships & Joy

Students work for teachers they feel known by, in rooms where effort is safe and success feels reachable. None of this is soft — it's the fuel system for everything else.

The problems

“They do the bare minimum and coast”4 techniques
“'This is boring — what’s the point?'”3 techniques
“My praise doesn’t seem to land”2 techniques
“They give up at the first hurdle”6 techniques
“I teach 150 students and barely know them”3 techniques
“The room is flat — no energy, no urgency”3 techniques

The techniques

Engineer an Early WinTeacher craftArrange a real success early for a student who expects to fail, then build on it.Frame ForwardTeacher craftWhen something goes wrong, talk about the next move, so students start again instead of arguing.Names, FastTeacher craftLearn every name in the first week, say each one right, and use them warmly.Normalise the StrugglePromising researchTeach students that being stuck is a normal part of learning, so they keep going.Plan the JoyTeacher craftSchedule moments your class genuinely enjoys, and design them so the fun is also practice.Precise PraisePromising researchPraise the exact thing they did well, so they know what to do again.Meaningful JobsTeacher craftGive students real responsibilities the room depends on, so the class feels like theirs too.Two-by-TenTeacher craftNot enough ratings yet · 1 so farTalk with one hard-to-reach student for two minutes a day, ten school days in a row.