tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post8175945941103048990..comments2024-03-09T03:28:44.216-05:00Comments on Thoughts on Education Policy: Where do we Draw the Line?Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-21346079367726484182008-04-04T21:14:00.000-04:002008-04-04T21:14:00.000-04:00Maybe with a policy like this it would be better t...Maybe with a policy like this it would be better to view the fun activities as rewards for doing well, and to make sure they really are "extras" and "privileges" and not the more appealing parts of the educational program.<BR/><BR/>My daughter's middle school has grade and behavior criteria for attending dances and socials, but not for most other activities, and I think it's mostly seen as fair.<BR/><BR/>You have a good point about the need to teach kids to control their behavior -- and I'd be really worried if a high school was taking this approach. <BR/><BR/>My sense is that through elementary school and middle school one of the goals of educators is to move kids from extrinsic motivators (stickers, class pizza parties) to intrinsic motivators. I can see the change beginning to happen with my 6th grader -- at least to the point where grades are a successful extrinsic motivator. But even that is a big change from a year ago.RDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566356038836885187noreply@blogger.com