Setting and achieving goals helps kids (and grown-ups) build self-esteem — and teaches perseverance, too. When children set goals, it helps them practice executive function skills like planning.

For students who have fallen years behind in math and reading, recovering that lost academic ground is a marathon, not a sprint. But it doesn’t hurt to pick up the pace. A new study of more than 5 ...

Award-winning educator Valerie Bolling has written a book about setting writing goals to make the writing process more accessible for students and more manageable for teachers. In addition to her ...

Spring is the perfect time for a reset—an opportunity to reflect on progress, adjust goals and finish the school year strong. For students, the mid-year stretch is a chance to assess their learning, ...

When Caroline Adams Miller learned about the science of goal setting, her professional and personal life changed forever. It was 2005, and Adams Miller was a student at the University of Pennsylvania ...

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If you want to have a great year, you’ll boost your likelihood of success by setting goals. And using goal setting theory, specifically, is the best way to ensure you achieve all that you aspire to.