Sentences with phrase «gold stars»

See Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993); and Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan, Intrinsic Motivation and Self - Determination in Human Behavior (New York: Plenum, 1985).

Teachers plan activities for their students, make copies of worksheets, keep track of grades and gold stars, plan a few field trips, and update their bulletin boards with every changing season.

We would receive gold stars for perfect attendance and completing homework assignments.

In today's classroom there is a growing movement to bring back the best of «gold stars.»

I loved to see gold stars accumulate next to my name.

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn

«When the classroom culture focuses on rewards, gold stars, grades or class ranking, then (students) look for ways to obtain the best marks rather than to improve their learning.

Introduce the idea at a staff meeting by tossing gold stars into the air.

This might come in the form of having students move up or down on a color chart, good reports (or bad) to parents, praise, gold stars, or no recess.

Some teachers give their students gold stars for well - written assignments or successful test results.

For example, award good energy - saving behaviour with gold stars and tally these on a board in the classroom.

«Rewards, like punishments, produce only one thing: temporary obedience,» explains Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.

Movement feels floaty; plot levels are only tangentially connected to the film; some missions and gold stars can get really repetitive.

Philip Glass (The Illusionist, Undertow) coats the film with his usual whimsical style, and though the film might be deemed as too slight in its subject matter to merit such heavy - handed compositions, the music is actually completely in keeping with the tragic allusions underneath, with motifs based on magic (wizard hats, old cats, strands of hair, and gold stars tie in to the coven - like relationship of the women) as well as Biblical references (Sheba is short for Bathsheba, the Old Testament woman seduced; Barbara's last name is Covett, and covet she most certainly does).

Selecting the gold stars brings up one piece of the puzzle, a location card with pictures and sound clips.

Real - life recovering anorexic Tracey Gold stars in this emotional drama, which is more than your average disease - of - the - week fare.

Kids can Flirt, Bully or Secretly Admire each other with a mouse - click, or send Gold Stars or High - Fives.

I enjoy getting out in the woods, photography, geocaching, and exploring all of those gold stars on my Google Map.

These Katie Dean items paired perfectly with the dainty little gold stars!

Your self - worth is not tied to how quickly you check off your to - do list, and your value is constant no matter how many gold stars adorn your resume.

Also — gold stars on the card.

Blush tulle flaunting scattered gold stars is just what the whimsical bride ordered.

It's never too early to reach for the stars, so instead of using sheep to fall asleep, let your baby count the gold stars hanging from this handmade white cloud from The Land of Nod.

Pink Silk Pajama Top, JOURNELLE, $ 148 (Sold as a Set); Cream Slip With Gold Stars, AERIE, $ 40; Socks, AERIE, $ 13; White Teddybear Coat, CALVIN KLEIN (Available at Macy's), $ 270; Boyfriend Jeans, RACHEL RACHEL ROY, (Available at Macy's), $ 42; Chambray Shirt, CLUB MONACO, $ 140; Nude Pumps, ZARA, $ 70; Blue Suede Drawstring Bag, REBECCA MINKOFF, Feather Collar Necklace, REBECCA MINKOFF, $ 148; Ring, LELE SADOUGHI, $ 120; Blue Drawstring Bag, REBECCA MINKOFF, $ 245

Also for special celebrations sprinkle over edible gold stars or coloured sugar balls.

Gold stars for your hubby!

Then lastly, I added this neutral ribbon, with a simple text reading «Noel», that alternated with gold stars, which playing into my gold hued ornaments.

These black suede Bliss ballet flats are embroidered with metallic - gold stars and an arrow at the pointed toe, and secure with playful black woven - ribbon wraparound ankle straps.

We love the gold stars on the sneakers, and the large black sport watch, which help to keep the look casual and cool.

An outfit styled with interchangeable statement pieces, Katherine gets serious fashion gold stars for proudly parading around the glitterati in these ugly duckling 80s redux heels!

To decorate them I just piped some almond buttercream on top and added the gold stars from this Meri Meri cupcake kit.

Woven from pure cotton, this spell - binding pillow in an enchanting blue hue and with celestial gold stars will give your sleeping space a magical makeover.

You look adorable and everything else looks so good, especially those cupcakes, love those gold stars!

I've had this Bettie Page pencil skirt for years and it always seems to find its way off of the shelf and into my arms on days when I need to earn a few gold stars.

As the curtains part onto the main stage, the bag comes complete with acrobat silhouettes suspended on real chains against a backdrop of cream and gold stars (and yes, I just so happened to have a necklace that was a perfect match...).

I fell in love with the little gold stars on these tie - up sandals by Loeffler Randall, they are the perfect shoe for summer and vacation!

This spin bike earns gold stars because of its stable structure, LCD and a great resistance.

I decorated it with candy orange and lemon slices, chocolate stars and edible gold stars but chickened out with the spun sugar.

What this means is that for most of my adult life, I've been chasing gold stars to get...

But it isn't a football game; there are no clear answers, and success is a subjective and personal thing whether you've realized it yet or not, especially once you've passed the age when smiley faces, gold stars, and A's on your report card made you happy (assuming you've passed that age).

It will have to learn these things from higher - level goals — like pleasing people, or getting gold stars.

U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni is presiding, and has kept things moving by rewarding lawyers with «gold stars» and her sense of humor.

The Twinkle Twinkle grobag has intricately embroidered silver and gold stars,.

Find the angel with gold stars below.

They give us compliance, attention, and effort, and we hand down grades, honors, and gold stars.

It's what endures after the «A's, the honors, and the gold stars stop flowing.

I recently read the book «Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, «A's, Praise, and Other Bribes» by Alfie Kohn, a noted author and outspoken critic of traditional education, including grades, test scores, and homework.

Kurland gives Bloomer and CPS Food Czar Louise Esaian gold stars for advocating for salad bars, farm to school initiatives, and universal breakfast long before these policies became White House darlings.

Then go buy some gold stars or other small, pretty stickers.