Research has shown time and again that the traditional reward-punishment model does nothing to boost student achievement. In The Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning, veteran educator Bob Sullo suggests a different approach: cultivating students inner drive to learn by addressing their essential psychological needs.
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The web is constantly changing and evolving with an increased range of devices, browsers, and standards that need to be considered in design. Web designers know they must stay sharp in order to keep up with the rapid pace of technology change. This much-needed...

A distillation of Michael Armstrong's knowledge and experience, How to Manage People provides practical advice to managers and team leaders who don't have an HR department to support them. 

The text covers every aspect of getting things done through people, including: leadership, motivation, team...

"My life’s passion is to connect people all over the world with their success potential. Patch’s book confirms just how smart exercise is—for your success and for keeping every part of your life in top condition. A must-read for everyone!"
—Jack Canfield, Co-creator, of The Success...

Savvy companies recognize the value of a strong community. Think of Nike and its community of runners, Nike+, and you’ll quickly understand that creating and fostering an online community around a product or brand is a powerful way to boost marketing efforts, gain valuable insight into consumers, increase revenue, improve consumer...

For a comprehensive, easy-to-read, A-to-Z library of everything a small business owner would need to know about starting and succeeding in business, consult The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business, 2nd Edition. Discover candid advice, effective techniques, insider information, and success...

Business people, entrepreneurs, artists, entertainers, parents, students, teachers, and people from all walks of life can improve their lives by learning how to brainstorm. Successfully implementing an idea is what generates success and results, whether it's a business or personal challenge. Here is a fun, easy-to-read, upbeat book...

• Use Kivy to implement apps and games in Python that run on multiple...

Traditionally, human resources has focused on recruiting good people, preparing them for assignments, motivating them to perform, and retaining them. These functions remain essential, but to be successful in turbulent times like ours, human capital strategy needs to be broader and much more far-reaching. High-Impact Human Capital Strategy...

• Configure Nginx for best performance, with configuration examples and explanations
• Step–by-step tutorials for performance testing using open source software
• Tune the TCP stack to make the...