We often treat learning as something that can be accessed with enough motivation and discipline. But learning depends on something more basic: whether the nervous system is in a state that allows for ...

The literature and research consistently affirm that self-motivation drives academic, educational, and personal potential.

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...

Maya Angelou, a renowned poet and activist, inspired millions with her words. Her memoir 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' ...

Research suggests compounds in foods like blackberries and kale can influence brain chemistry tied to motivation and activity — another reminder that what we eat affects more than we realize.

As academic pressure mounts for adolescents worldwide, a new study in the Journal of Adolescence challenges the idea that simply giving students more autonomy improves outcomes. Tracking 1,639 high ...

Promotions used to mean you had arrived. For Gen Z, it could simply mean you stopped learning too soon.

For educators at the Riverview School, an independent campus for individuals with complex language, learning and cognitive ...

Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington’s school closure and consolidation plan jeopardizes the future of its small, themed high schools. But some cite their costs as a concern.

The United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening basic ...

The Educator speaks to Melbourne Montessori College Principal Janis Coffey about what schools can learn from Montessori’s century of evidence on agency and wellbeing ...

Academic stress in India is not an individual failing but a structural problem rooted in an educational system that prioritises pace over understanding ...