South Range is very big on the rewards system. If your have good behavior for 30 days, You get to pick a prize. If the class is good for 30 days they receive a reward day. This seems to be a great motivator for the students,for the most part. However, when the prize boxes start to run low the students start complaining. The teacher then becomes angry and refuses to buy more stuff. The students are no longer motivated and behavior worsens. This is what I experience in my classroom.
The one principal of Love and Logic that I've tried to implement is giving the students choices. When I do it works wonderfully. I liked the idea of letting your students know, so when I situation arises they can ask if they have choices.
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I think that you have experienced the problem of rewards systems firsthand. It doesn't work forever. The prizes have to keep increasing in value.
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