Empathy is eroding, says Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki. The average American in 2009 was 30 percent less empathetic than their counterpart thirty years before. But there are ways to strengthen our empathy despite deep divisions in the world today.

It's not uncommon for kids and adults to have a negative experience learning math. Learning about how the brain works and unpacking some stereotypes can help learners reframe the narrative they tell themselves about math.

Working together helps students know that obstacles are a shared experience and that they're not alone in their struggles. Collaboration also helps deepen connections to learning.

Essays, tests and final projects are often the culmination of learning. But English teacher Kendal Rolley says they can be valuable teaching tools, too.

Educators and parents can encourage kids to have better attitudes towards math by giving them space and time to wrestle with the math.

Learn new insights into how motivation works, why it can lag, and what we can do to help students develop it. Researchers look at approach motivation and avoidance motivation and how they both work in a person's life.