6 yeard old D reminded me to return her reading book otherwise a previously earned merit would be removed.
I put a lighthearted comment in her reading record recounting what she'd told me, suggesting she had made this up.
A written reply came back saying this was going to happen in future because so many children were not returning books on the correct day and it impacts on time spent changing books. It was done with the intention of making them more responsible.
Surely there's a better way to achieve this than by removing a reward. I would have thought this was regarded as bad practice anyway.
What does anyone else think?
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negative use of reward system
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Bronte · 02/07/2011 15:23
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