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”write-ups coming
- “'This is boring — what’s the point?'”write-ups coming
- “My praise doesn’t seem to land”write-ups coming
- “They give up at the first hurdle”1 technique
- “I teach 150 students and barely know them”1 technique
- “The room is flat — no energy, no urgency”write-ups coming
The techniques
Two-by-TenTeacher craftTalk with one hard-to-reach student for two minutes a day, ten days in a row.Also on this shelf, write-ups coming: Precise Praise · Frame Forward · Plan the Joy · Names, Fast · Normalise the Struggle · Engineer an Early Win · Meaningful Jobs.