A preoccupation with achievement is not only different from, but often detrimental to, a focus on learning. Thoughts and emotions while performing an action are more important in determining subsequent engagement than the actual outcome of that action.

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000) - ISBN: 9780547630663