Schools

Starr's Second Book Club 'Sells Out'

Watch party organized for Bethesda Barnes & Noble.

There are no seats left for Superintendent Joshua Starr's book club event Tuesday night, but you can still tune in on TV or online.

Starr will discuss Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink, and the author will join him to answer questions.

The event starts at 7 p.m. at the , and it will be broadcast on MCPS TV and available for streaming on McpsBookClub.org.

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The will also host a watch party in its café, and you can RSVP to the event by e-mailing Crm2750@bn.com.

During the discussion, Starr will answer questions from members of the audience and from viewers at home using e-mail and Twitter, where he tweets as @mcpssuper.

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In Drive, Pink argues that the key to motivating people is not simply rewarding success but instead engendering a sense of autonomy and purpose.

This is the second of three book club events planned for the school year, and Starr has said that the discussions give him a chance to reach out to the schools' community, students and staff.

"The book clubs will provide a less formal way for us to have a conversation about education and will provide an opportunity for me to share some of my educational philosophy," Starr said in a statement. "I’m looking forward to a great conversation."

Starr's first book club event discussed Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, and you can watch video of the talk on MCPS's website.


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