Terry’s method of motivation would probably result in fear from his recipients because every time that they did something that was “inappropriate”, they would get tackled and hurt. This method of motivation might actually work really well because the recipients would never do those specific actions again because they would be scared that they would get tackled for their actions. Although this tactic might work for some, it most definitely is not the best way to go about teaching a lesson with extrinsic motivation.
I think that using forms of extrinsic motivation in my classroom would work really well because students, especially in music classes, get very shy when asked to perform or answer a musical question. Performing in front of an audience is very scary and intimidating for some people and I feel that if there were some sort of extrinsic motivation to perform or answer questions in my classroom, class participation would greatly increase for the benefit of the students and classroom atmosphere.
I definitely agree that extrinsic motivators can increase comfort within situations, especially when they involve performance. I have definitely felt that way in the past, and I wish that my instructors encouraged all students a bit more. Only once you get someone to feel comfortable playing, and trying their best, can you help them improve that skill.
ReplyDeleteTerry's method is great if your goal is 'company productivity'. If you care about employee's comfort, or the METHOD of achieving that productivity, not so good....