Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Motivating People to Learn Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D., psychologist and author of the book,
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, describes what
schools and parents can do to promote optimal learning
experiences. - What's the best way to motivate people to learn?
- What is "the flow experience" and what does it have to do with
motivation? - What kinds of school activities are most (or
least) likely to promote flow? - Can you describe a school that
has succeeded in promoting flow? - Have you observed any
especially innovative practices at The Key Learning Community? -
What lessons can be learned from the success of the Key Learning
Community? - What can parents do to help kids engage in "flow"
at home? - What do you see as the major challenge for public
education? 1. What's the best way to motivate people to learn?
Generally, we are motivated by two different reasons. We either
do some things for what we call extrinsic reasons. Namely, you
work for forty hours a week so you c