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Rewards and PrivilegesRewards and privileges provide motivation to students. How are they different?Privileges are those things that come with membership. Students are members of the learning community, so there are certain activities that are a natural result of that membership.
Rewards come as a result of the things a student does or may be used to honor and value the quality of work, certain actions and behaviors.
Develop a list of things the students and you would like to add. Remember to frame work, homework and learning as opportunities and privileges rather than giving learning the "have to do" feeling. When students do not complete work, talk about it using terms like "I hate to see you cheat yourself," and "How can I help you so you get your money's worth?" Do not punish students by giving them more work. Work is a privilege. School is also a privilege. Giving a student detention or keeping them in from recess when work is not finished probably sends the wrong message. Once you
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