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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
Suppose you have a group of kids. There is a standardized test tomorrow and you want them all to do well. Using legal incentives (i.e. no child beating) how do you get them to do better? Money is the most common one but I would prefer if you used a different incentive. I should probably mention that these kids are the ones you would find in the worst public school districts and they couldn't care about this test at all (especially because it has no implications on their grade or future)   | ||
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
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KurtistheTurtle
United States1966 Posts
what kind of setting? are you a teacher/parent/tutor or what? | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Our teachers back then will always try to bribe us with "Pizza parties". Everyone likes pizza.  | ||
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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Falcynn
United States3597 Posts
On April 16 2010 05:41 Disregard wrote: Probably the most effective/overused bribe teachers would use for their students edit: Our teachers back then will always try to bribe us with "Pizza parties". Everyone likes pizza. Edit: Ice cream parties have the same effect just about. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
back on topic, oh hai caller | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
On April 16 2010 05:46 n.DieJokes wrote: Why do you want them to care about something that has no implication on their future... this. it's not like even if you offer them pizza they'll give a damn about whatever the hell they're learning. hell no, they're just doing it for the pizza. come to think of it, if it were me i just wouldn't even bother writing the test. if it has no implication on grade or future or basically anything, then who gives a crap? now i'm confused, what kind of test is this? the best way to get someone to care about something is to show them its worth caring about. | ||
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Neobick
Sweden208 Posts
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Comeh
United States18918 Posts
Of course, it would be difficult to incorporate this (barring a restructure of society, ie having employers strongly consider test scores over other important qualities). If there was an easy way to find out what the students would spend the money on, giving them that is always a good alternative. However, i'm sure thats the reason you created this thread in the first place :|. Perhaps, since they are from low income families, and therefore are likely to not value education as much as other people (especially since their quality of education is below that of high income students), they value free time (as compared to time spent in school) greater, you could give days off of school based on how well they did on the test...but i'm not buying this last argument very much. I'm going to go sleep more. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
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FuDDx
United States5003 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
a) This is a standardized test. There's no way to study. b) This is a purely diagnostic test administered through the computer. This has no effect on their futures. c) These kids are in one of the worst school districts in America. And they are 9th/10th grade. Many of them do not come to class and few care about school, let alone this test. I also suspect that they care less about pizza and ice cream than they do about looking cool. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27093 Posts
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KH1031
United States862 Posts
I work at Far Rockaway Queens and I know kids like your kids. | ||
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Trezeguet
United States2656 Posts
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