myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Humans are motivated extrinsically and intrinsically to learn. It's popular to talk ...

Humans are motivated extrinsically and intrinsically to learn. It's popular to talk about "helping students to find internal motivations" in education, and a good idea, intrinsic motivation is more sustainable, better aligned with an individuals needs.

External motivations are also useful, but primarily to shape internal motivations. This is what grading is supposed to be about.

Somewhere along the path of collecting gold stars you realize you really just want to know how the topic works. 1/