And though she has cracked down on
candy rewards given out by teachers, she also just instituted a program where kids get coupons for free shakes if their class has a high rate of homework compliance.
Not exact matches
When my oldest started Kindergarten, I was distressed to see that many of the lessons of personal protection I was teaching at home were being undermined at school where
candy was
given as a
reward, class parties overloaded children with junk food, and fundraising involved peddling
candy and cookies.
For example, just six Jolly Rancher
candies handed out as a classroom
reward have almost 6 teaspoons of added sugar, while one Capri Sun juice pouch and five hard peppermint
candies given to «boost energy» on standardized testing days contain almost 8 teaspoons.
In our school, they more and more frequently
give out junk food —
candy, bubble gum, licorice — as a
reward for «good behavior.»
The potty stickers are great potty training
rewards, and are used on the chart to track progress (example: 3 stickers = 1
candy) or can be
given as a
reward byt themselves.
Hello Bettina, I am a teacher who has attempted to advocate for our at - risk students in requesting that colleagues stop
giving candy as a «
reward» to our middle and high school students.
Second, teachers were
giving both our kids
candy, sweet treats, etc. as
rewards or as methods of doing work (jelly beans for counting — in 3rd grade!!).
In addition, your adult learners don't see the
rewards of their efforts as soon as they would expect, and
giving them
candy doesn't work as it works with children.