tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851827740361032747.post5126579674658541511..comments2023-10-15T10:53:57.833-04:00Comments on Gift of Green: To Live and Die (Not Literally) By the StickerGift of Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13843779880769352257noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851827740361032747.post-62044397358081118222010-05-26T14:50:37.690-04:002010-05-26T14:50:37.690-04:00Oh my goodness, I agree with you so much, and yet,...Oh my goodness, I agree with you so much, and yet, argh, we once had a sticker chart for our 3 year old. She became so obsessed with stickers (prior to the chart) and we were going through some rough patches with her behavior, so I introduced a sticker chart as part of a behavior plan. I am familiar with the Montessori approach and have read many, many parenting books. What I am arriving at is that take what works when it works and then discard when the time is right. <br /><br />We no longer have a sticker chart, btw, and I go back and forth about how to encourage her love and passion for learning without extrinsic motivation.Jessica Montehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883632864851759423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851827740361032747.post-28290936186649375662010-05-18T21:52:01.544-04:002010-05-18T21:52:01.544-04:00My kids boycotted the summer reading program with ...My kids boycotted the summer reading program with the reward of getting a scoop of Baskin Robbins ice cream -- reading 5 books and filling out a response page for each book by the start of school in September. I used to try to get them to do until finally the olde said "Why bother? We have ice cream in the freezer". So true.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933227745554816084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851827740361032747.post-90129257890562181292010-05-14T13:06:20.210-04:002010-05-14T13:06:20.210-04:00By some strange alignment in the universe, I had j...By some strange alignment in the universe, I had just read <a href="http://gamepocalypsenow.blogspot.com/2010/04/critical-compilation.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> immediately before yours (and the post it links to). Lots of opinions on external rewards, not many of them positive. But as a game designer (Jesse Schell is my former professor) I can see a lot of potential for value in them, I think a lot of it has to do with context and the "real" motivation behind giving out the rewards (making you a better person vs. selling something?).ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523535460114457419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851827740361032747.post-38916126081040272462010-05-02T13:04:58.488-04:002010-05-02T13:04:58.488-04:00A long time ago I read a book called "punishe...A long time ago I read a book called "punished by rewards" by Alfie Kohn. His whole thesis is that rewarding children for activities that are intrinsically fun sucks the pleasure right out of it. I heartily agree. One thing I hate is the library summer reading programs where the kids log the books they read and win certificates and prizes. Yuck!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147791473133449106noreply@blogger.com