Submitted by David Haigh (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 01:24.
I think generally we should stay away from incentives for learning. Children should be modeling society at large, you do not get any points for doing what is expected of you. That being said, I believe there might be times and situations that could call for some kind of incentive program. A program that uses them should also teach what happens when the rewards stop.
I think generally we should
Submitted by David Haigh (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 01:24.
I think generally we should stay away from incentives for learning. Children should be modeling society at large, you do not get any points for doing what is expected of you. That being said, I believe there might be times and situations that could call for some kind of incentive program. A program that uses them should also teach what happens when the rewards stop.