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Feb 2025
32m 12s

You don't have a motivation problem. You...

Robyn Jackson
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If you’re constantly chasing, checking, and correcting your staff, you don’t have an unmotivated teacher problem—you have an alignment problem. The real reason teachers aren’t fully committed isn’t because they don’t care, it’s because they don’t have the feedback, support, culture, and accountability needed to take full ownership of their work. In this epi ... Show More
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