The Secret to Student Motivation? A Sense of Purpose

Summit Sparks by Lauren Faggella

Jan 31, 201811:05Education

What does a canoe without a rudder and Sense of Purpose have in common? Summit Public Schools ' Co-Founder and CEO Diane Tavenner enlightens us in this month's Sense of Purpose series. Diane talks about how purpose, whic...

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