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I have to agree with Stasia, Johnny, and Samantha about the beginning of the book. I didn’t like it and as I read the research part of the text it didn’t make much sense, especially because it talked about businesses which I don’t have background knowledge on. Part two of the text is when I started getting interested into the book. When it talked about autonomy, mastery, and purpose it made it clearer to me how the book tiles into education and how we can use it as a reference for the future.

The last section we read was interesting because not only does it give ideas for the classroom but also for parents to use. Some of the ideas it mentioned will be great to incorporate in the classroom, because the ideas give the students autonomy, mastery, and a purpose. I liked the idea on how to praise students so it won’t become an “if then” task. I think this is important because things seem to turn into “if then” task even if that’s not our intention.

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I think Pink provided a very unique perspective in his book. The thing about Drive is that it ties heavily into education, but also the work force, society, and even parenting to an extent. The video we watched in class that served as an introduction to the book helped me to gain a better feel for what we were getting into. Like the ladies suggested in their blogs, I wasn’t particularly into the reading after a few pages, however the case study involving primates and reward was intriguing, and as the book progressed, it got harder for me to put it down

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Pink’s chapter on autonomy I found especially appealing. I’ve realized that from an educational perspective, the courses and projects in which I was granted more autonomy, are the ones in which I enjoyed the most individual success. Taking note of this, I will grant that same autonomic freedom to students in hopes of appealing to diverse students, and sparking creativity, which I feel are two important facets of the teaching field.

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I agree with Stasia about not liking this book at first. When we first started reading it I dreaded it. To be honest, I didn't understand a lot of what Pink was saying. Just like Stasia, I started to underline my favorite pieces of the chapters and take notes on the side. This helped me with what I wanted to blog about and it helped me better understand what I was reading. Throughout the chapters I found more statements I could relate to and it made me think about some of the research that Pink provided. This book made me think in a totally different perspective. I would have never thought about some of the stuff Pink wrote about. Some of the stuff would have never crossed my mind. But after reading this book, it makes a lot of since. I have used some of these tactics with my preschoolers such as giving them choice and it has helped a lot. If someone would have told me about purpose and things like that, I would have agreed with them, but reading this book and the examples and research to go along with it all put everything into perspective and made me understand it a lot more. Also, just as Stasia stated, this would be a good source to use in an interview, and the answer can be supported by research.

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To be honest, I didn't like this book when I first started reading it.  The first chapter seemed to drag on and I was sure the rest of the book was going to be just as dull.  However, I started to read passages in this book that I could really relate to.  I began to take notes inside the book and I think it made my posts more interesting because I was much more engaged.  Taking notes is one tip I would definitely suggest to students that get to read this book in the future.

The content of this book really has made an impression on me.  During an interview, if I was asked what the biggest factor is in getting students engaged in the classroom I would completely be comfortable answering, “Motivation” and explaining this to the interviewer by referencing this book.  To expand on my answer, I would probably mention how I am big into leadership, and how it has always been something I have wanted to instill in my students, but now motivation is becoming almost as important to me as leadership is.  Giving students autonomy, the opportunity to gain mastery, and purpose by answering those “Why” questions Maria mentioned last post, are going to be three factors I reiterate over and over to administration-because they are research-based and they will make our students motivated to hopefully become the leaders that I know they all could be.