School Behaviour Secrets with Simon Currigan and Emma Shackleton How Rewards Crush Student Motivation In The Classroom
Motivation in the classroom is easy, right? We dangle rewards in front of kids and they’ll change their behaviour to get the rewards.
But what if that idea is wrong? What if using rewards actually diminishes children’s motivation in the long term?
In today’s episode of School Behaviour Secrets, we explore the surprising science of reward systems… so you know exactly how to increase pupil motivation in your classroom.
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