The Will to Learn: A Guide for Motivating Young People

1. The future and its discontents 2. Motives as emotions 3. Motives as thoughts 4. Self-worth and the fear of failure 5. The competitive learning game 6. Motivational equity and the will to learn 7. Strategic thinking and the will to learn 8. An immodest proposal 9. Obstacles to change: the myths of competition Epilogue Appendixes References Author index Subject index.