Re: To reward or not to reward??

Prof. Howard Seeman

Posted on 12/03/10

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On 12/02/10, BNM wrote:
> I am in my last year of College and my degree will be in
> Special Education/Elementary Education. Every class I have
> taken we have talked briefly about behavior modifications,
> rewards systems, token economy systems, etc. I would like
> to think for younger children that a token economy system
> would work best, however I do not want to be naive. I have
> a few questions and I would love to hear some personal
> experiences that other professionals have dealt with within
> the classroom.
>
> When implementing a token economy system, are the students
> only acting appropriately to receive the award or are they
> doing it to modify the bad behavior? Do the student's stop
> trying once they hit the highest/ most valued reward? Do
> you think this is a good way to motivate children? Will the
> token(s) lose value to the child through out the school
> year?
>
> I would thoroughly enjoy to hear from anyone that has tried
> or is currently implementing a token economy system in
> their classroom, and I thank you in advance!

I think that this can be helpful to you:
The book and Training Video: PREVENTING Classroom Discipline
Problems

If you can get this book and video: [they are in many
libraries, so you don't have to buy them] email me and I can
refer you to the sections of the book and video [that
demonstrates the effective vs. the ineffective teacher] that
can help you.

If your library does not have them, you can get them at:

http://www.panix.com/~pro-ed/

that are also used at this online course:
www.ClassroomManagementOnline.com

See: Reviews at:
http://classroommanagementonline.com/comteach.html

If you cannot get the book or video, email me anyway, and I
will try to help.

Best regards,

Howard

Howard Seeman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus,
City Univ. of New York

Prof. Seeman
Hokaja@aol.com

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