Fires in the Mind | Kathleen Cushman, The Students of What Kids Can Do

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In this title teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery. Through the voices of students themselves, 'Fires in the Mind' brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students'…