Episode 4.26: Motivation: the educational importance of intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation.

Extrinsic motivation - carrots and sticks, persuasion and coercion, adopting other people’s ambitions for us - cannot deliver either the inspiration for lifelong learning or the capacity to enjoy the experience of today through resonance. We need instead to develop intrinsic, internally-sourced motivation that can last a lifetime by helping young people discover their interests and gifts as the things that drive effective passionate engagement.