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Kevin Bushweller is an award-winning assistant managing editor for edweek.org and executive editor of Education Week's Digital Directions; Katie Ash is a reporter-researcher for Education Week. Kevin and Katie are particularly interested in tackling the question: What works, and what doesn't work, to motivate students to do better in school?

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80 Acts of Kindness

This article in the Downers Grove Sun covers the story of an elementary school in suburban Illinois that decided to celebrate its 80th anniversary by giving back to the community. Over the course of the school year, students have been encouraged to complete 80 acts of kindness that benefit the community. Each charitable act is written down on an apple and added to the school's giving tree, which hangs in the gym.

This is a great example of a school working together with the community to encourage participation from students and parents and build a meaningful relationship between the school and its community.

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This is an excellent lbog that is related to Motivation that one must have the desire to motivate ourselves in order to make things work in our way. I recommend that we can do this by practicing motivation theories.

Kewl stuff!! Motivation really plays a major role in everyone daily life..Good Stuff!! Look forward for more of this kind...


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Bharath Reddy

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