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Case: Offering Children Candy or Sweets as a reward In our classroom we have many behaviors and I want to say something but the CT is not receptive of advice. I feel like what she is doing is a disaster waiting to happen, but by the same token I respect her position in the classroom. Now I have worked with this situation on so many occasions where if you want the student to do something that is causing disruption you offer them candy or cookies, to me behaviors are learned and I feel like these children know if they disrupt the class to get them to stop the behavior they are offered a treat. What I see is the child getting more aggressive when they want the treat so they start doing more disturbing behaviors to get it, while she makes the excuse that their meds are making them like that. What should be done so she can see the bigger picture? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I agree that using this reward system is not a great way to promote good behavior in the classroom. I think you can have a ice conversation with your teacher and just explain that the idea of a reward system is great, explain your point of view and say that maybe they should use "______" as a reward instead. This could be the students wanting to get a "good job" stamp on their paper or a sticker. With my students, they would push themselves to work extra hard on their work just so I would use my sparkle marker to grade their papers. So sometimes it isn't about winning but find a good balance, even if that means half the time the student receives the reward your teacher wants and the other half of the time the students get the reward you find to be valuable, it's just not worth ruining a relationship over so if they become upset, just give it some time. |
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