http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/how-can-you-have-your-money-if-you-dont-do-your-homework/ WorldWideLearn's Online Education Blog Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:16:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/how-can-you-have-your-money-if-you-dont-do-your-homework/comment-page-1/#comment-35186 Lynn M Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:59:12 +0000 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/how-can-you-have-your-money-if-you-dont-do-your-homework/#comment-35186 There's a great NY Times article about this very topic. I think the results from this type of reward system are short-term (in fact any sort of reward system). I think students are more motivated by an elevation in self-esteem and that doesn't come from tangible objects or money, but from feeling they achieved something through hard work. Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/health/03rewa.html?partner=rss There’s a great NY Times article about this very topic. I think the results from this type of reward system are short-term (in fact any sort of reward system). I think students are more motivated by an elevation in self-esteem and that doesn’t come from tangible objects or money, but from feeling they achieved something through hard work. Here’s the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/health/03rewa.html?partner=rss

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