Motivation for learning is somewhat of a mystery, but clearly has social components, or what we like to call a Social Learning Construct. Story on a solo learner, at least part of the time, Bill Gates, and questions about what happens if you’re not another Bill Gates but want and need to learn.
One POV from Slate and Hechinger report from Columbia teachers college. Slate partners with ASU, and New America in a venture called Future Tense.