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[inverse_narcissus]

I'm having issues with the low-motivation, low-learning attitude of my 3rd grade students (mid-teenage boys). Before I start going down the discipline road, I'd like to see if I can bribe them into learning and interacting with rewards.

Sweets and gold stars would, I think, be a little beyond these guys. Can anyone suggest practical (and if possible cost-effective) rewards for 13-15 year old boys who learn well?

Thanks in advance.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[inverse_narcissus]

Nope and nope.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

[ron_j]

u can give em a pass so they can skip an hw assignment. if u dont mind shelling out 20-30 bucks, then you can give an mp3 player out.

[kermo]

I use stamps with my university students. They collect them on the first page of their textbooks (marked with their names so they can't switch) and they are motivated like nobody's business. The stamps are proof of a good attempt at their work or a contribution to class. I never have problems with participation these days, and it seems to get even the most backwards students interested.

The stamps get translated into marks at the end of the year. You could translate them into candies -- 5 stamps for a candy, or whatever. Trust me, they'll go apesh1t.

[inverse_narcissus]

[rokricky]

I teach a uni freshman class- 60+ students. If I'm playing some sort of game, I reward the group with a box of cookies or some chocolates. You'd be surprised how motivated they become.

In elementary school I gave them fake money and then opened a shop once a month where they could redeem their money for snacks, notebooks, pencils, ect.

In one class I'd let them watch "Mr. Bean" as a reward.

This is bizarre: One class always wanted me to flex my muscles, so I started using that as the reward. Weird, eh!


Just find out what they want, then withold it from them.

[oneofthesarahs]

English comic books. My middle school boys go crazy over them.

[Sam Spade]

[cruisemonkey]

I use cigarettes and soju as positive reinforcement for diligence and good behaviour.

[riley]

[OiGirl]

[yingwenlaoshi]

[cornie_man]

Reward the good kids by having them punish the bad. A white board marker etc. over the head of a troublemaker raises a lot of laughs and it can diffuse a situation. A similar tactic seems to quell the wrestlers on TV, but then again they use chairs...