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Rewards
In a perfect world, all students would be intrinsically motivated to learn. The acquisition of knowledge would be reason enough for children to go to school, and the achievement of academic success would be the only incentive required to keep them there -- alert, interested, and involved. In a perfect world.The real world, of course, bears little resemblance to perfection. In your classroom, some students probably are unmotivated and uninterested most of the time; most students certainly are unmotivated and uninterested some of the time. Most likely, some extrinsic motivation -- in the form of rewards -- is required all of the time.
Do rewards motivate students? Some say no, but many teachers think they do. Education World takes a look at a wide variety of rewards used by teachers in the classroom. If you are looking for a way to reward students for good behavior or academic effort, you might find the ticket here.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy041.shtml