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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes
In my classroom, students earn incentives for good behavior, perfect attendance & returning homework completed for a certain number of weeks in a row. I have a class treasure box that the kids can choose a prize from when they've earned their rewards. Many times I've gotten angry emails, letters and calls from parents furious because their child did not get one of the prizes in my class. From Day 1, I have told parents what my expectations are. I went over them again during Back to School Night. I am rapidly learning that many parents want their snowflake to be the exception to my rules. I don't think so. They can complain and whine to the principal all they want but I'm not changing my rules and expecations for anyone.
These helicopter parents need to get a clue. They want their kid to earn rewards without actually doing the work needed to earn them in the first place.
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I remember when I was in first grade, my teacher emphasized how important spelling was, and always tested us regarding this, even in small ways throughout the entire year. She told us on day 1 that there would be 4 major spelling tests over the course of the school year, and whoever received 100% would receive a special prize after each test.
I received 100% on 3 different occasions, and I remember the big prize that was offered twice was a stuffed animal in a balloon (which was pretty cool at the time!). As far as I know, there was never any issue with it.
I have many friends who are teachers now, and they tell me that they're afraid to praise the good kids and reward them with anything because of how parents will react. One of them gave out candy when students did well on a test, and supposedly a kid went home crying (after he got one of the lowesr scores in the class), and the mother requested to have a meeting, and proceeded to bitch out my friend, because she excluded the kids who didn't do well.
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