[et_pb_section][et_pb_row make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" padding_top_1="40" padding_bottom_1="20"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Title" background_layout="light" text_orientation="center" text_font_size="52" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_padding="10||10|" text_text_color="#666666"]<strong>School Area Academic Motivation</strong>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Content" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid" custom_padding="20||20|"]<p style="color: #ff0000;">It’s Your Life description with research summary.  Link to research and form to contact YTN.</p>

<p>Academic motivation is one of the more challenging issues to address with  adolescents.  YTN's research identified a variety of issues and factors that adversely impact adolescents’ motivation in middle school and high school.</p>

<p>YTN's research found the most common and weighty factors impacting motivation to be:</p>

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1. The Parental Approach/Relationship 
2. The Dual Life Culture
3. Lack of Vision, Purpose and Goals
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<p>YTN has developed two resources that have proven to greatly impact students. These grew out of their deep connection with students’ perspective and experience as well as their interactive and empowering approach.</p>[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]