Working on the Work (WOW) offers a motivational framework for improving student performance by improving the quality of school designed for students In this second edition author Phillip Schlechty incorporates what he s learned from the field & from the hundreds of workshops he & his organization the Schlechty Center have conducted since the book s first publication WOW is a theory of motivation that tries to answer the question What can teachers build into the task & activities they design for students that will increase the prospect which students will find meaning in the tasks assigned? The guide is filled with practical wisdom