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Classroom economy?
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izulia
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Classroom economy?
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Hi dear fellow members, I came across this blog post that made me think if this could really be a solution for classroom behaviour problems?
The author is a teacher and she shares her positive experience of using fake MONEY that students earn for their good behaviour and use for �buying � classroom privileges. This is her alternative to points, smiley faces, etc. She says that the kids take the money approach more seriously and work hard in class and behave in a positive way to deserve it.
I have mixed feelings about this approach and was wondering what you, guys, think about it? The age group of students would be preteens and teens.
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22 Dec 2013
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cunliffe
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I really like this idea, but I would have liked a bit of detail. What privileges can they buy? What can they get away with if they pay? Where do you get hold of some fake money? How do you stop them asking for money all the time?
Maybe there is more detail that I have missed? Thanks for the post - it has got me thinking. |
23 Dec 2013
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Peter Hardy
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Lovely idea, indeed, but also a lot of work. I did do this once when I taught economics and accounting (a lifetime ago). The students earned money by coming to class, basic wages, and earned more by doing class duties. They paid rent for a desk, books, going to the toilet and paid fines for bad behaviour. I used copied monopoly money. Some ss kept track, as administrators, and earned extra $$. It worked, sort off, for a while, but it also created too much work for me. My ss quickly learned how to cheat, too, so my goals were missed aka replaced by theirs. Still, they did have a lot of fun, too. And I learned they knew more about money than I had anticipated. Still, it wasn �t introduced as a classroom management tool, but to teach them the ways of budgeting. In short, worth giving it a go, but work out your plans in as much detail as possible. Cheers, Peter
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23 Dec 2013
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