Intrinsic Motivation – Lockhart Learning

17 Sep

Classroom Leadership, Control vs. Influence, Intrinsic Motivation, Normalization

Putting the Normal Back in Normalization

September 17, 2024
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
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Normalization may be the most misunderstood and underutilized concept in Montessori philosophy. If that statement surprises you, consider this: if/when we talk about normalization, the conversation most often centers on observed behaviors...

09 Aug

Classroom Leadership, Executive Function, Intrinsic Motivation, Normalization

And the seasons, they go round and round

August 9, 2023
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Posted by Betsy Lockhart
4C's of Intrinsic Motivation, Beginnings, Fostering Normalization
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My grandfather once told me, “The older I get, the longer the days and the shorter the years.” I guess that’s why every year I am surprised when August rolls around. ...

04 Nov

Intrinsic Motivation, Normalization

Putting the Normal Back Into Normalization

April 30, 2022
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
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There have been a fair number of discussion threads on Montessori social media sites lately about the late arrival of normalization this year. Many are wondering if normalization (as we have known...

23 Aug

Big Stories, Classroom Leadership, Classroom Management, Cosmic Education, Intrinsic Motivation, Normalization, Routines and Rituals

Inspiration

August 24, 2019
Posted by Betsy Lockhart

One of the great joys in life is unexpectedly experiencing something that animates us, that prompts us to an elevated or exalted place, that breathes new life into us. We tend to...

01 Mar

Balance, Effects of Testing, Intrinsic Motivation, Normalization

Defending Normalization

April 25, 2019
Posted by Betsy Lockhart
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I grew up outside of Chicago where, back in the day, they put cinders on slick roads in the winter. By February, the sidewalks and gutters would be full of ash-infused slush...