Thursday, October 27
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While this is hilarious, it is probably not the best (or legal) way to motivate students. I'm sure that office is not achieving like they could because instead of wanting to work for the betterment of the company, they are afraid to do anything wrong for the company. Students will achieve more if they want to learn and try harder. If they are afraid of doing something wrong, they won't explore and think outside the box because they want to follow the assignment to the t. As a string advocate for creativity in the classroom, I think anything thing like this form of motivation would kill my classroom environment.
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Yes! Being afraid of getting a wrong answer is terrible. I agree! Some of you in the class, in my opinion, are a bit guilty of having that fear. Most schools create environments that communicate that getting the right answer the first time (rather than after several tries) is somehow superior than learning from mistakes. That's unfortunate, and that's why I encourage all of you to revise things as many times as you like. It can also help to communicate that there is no one 'right answer' or at least, no one PATH to get to that conclusion, but many different ways of looking at a situation or information.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your response. I do think that this form of extrinsic motivation would work in moderation in this setting, but not to the extent of the video. I liked your comparison to students and schoolwork and fear. I feel that students are often afraid of failing at something and therefore don't try as hard as they can to achieve it.
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