A study of teens shows how motivation, compassion, courage, and school safety shape confidence and resilience in students.

A Norwegian eighth-grader can feel like they’re doing fine at school, safe enough in the hallways, and still carry a quiet story about themselves that shifts depending on whether they are a boy or a ...

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, you’d need a heart of stone not to scoff at a certain Harvard Crimson headline: “Harvard Professors Cancel Classes as Students Feel Blue After Trump Win.” Courses like ...

This was the reason given to me by a fifth grade teacher as to why I, a student teacher at the time, shouldn’t give extra help to a child who was working hard to improve her reading. Once my shock at ...

This is the first in a two-part series from Albert Bandura, a pioneer in the field of social cognitive theory and the most cited living psychologist in the world. The David Starr Jordan Professor ...

Can AI tools genuinely boost student motivation? And what conditions can make or break that boost?

What career did you dream about when you were 6? I wanted to be a basketball star/best-selling novelist (FYI, I am neither.) By 4 years old, most children have a basic understanding of work and can ...