I agree with you Rosie. Our pay is not an extrinsic reward at all, but earnings that we need on which to live and pay our bills! The average student doesn't have to think about making ends meet. Most teachers enter the profession because we love to teach!
Carolyn Booth Seventh-grade LA/SS/PE/Health Pine Lake Middle School, WA On Oct 7, 2006, at 10:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 10/6/2006 10:09:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Aren't pay scales extrinsic rewards? I love teaching--but I also > really > like my paycheck. > > > I disagree. If I were extrinsically motivated by money I would > have chosen > a different profession. My grade level chair tries to use this > logic on me > as well and I just don't buy it. > > Rosie > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// > literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
