Which brings us back to the original message of life needing both kinds of motivation.... Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Cannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question for the group > I completely agree--I was thinking more of the paycheck extrinsic-intrinsic > reward replies and deleted a reply I had been working on. I also feel very > intrinsically rewarded when a student reads a book they love, shows > improvement in reading, gets excited about a book etc. That is the reason I > teach--but I need the paycheck to eat and pay the credit cards etc. > Laura > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Roberts > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 5:47 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question for the group > > On the contrary....when a child reads a chapter book for the first time in 8 > years of school, I benefit from the feeling I get knowing I was a part of > that discovery. When a child discovers a new author (which happens to be an > AR book, btw) which I recommended, I benefit. As far as grades go, when a > child succeeds in figuring out the main idea of a reading selection or > become better at a particular reading strategy THAT I TAUGHT, believe me > when I say I benefit from that. A child doesn't just earn a grade...if I > didn't teach the content properly, it's my job to teach them and assignments > reflect how well I taught... > > Finally, if the entire school is doing AR, and my students don't, don't you > think my principal would come down on me faster than King Kong jumping off > the Empire State Building? When she sees my kids getting AR points, she is > happy...and when the boss is happy, we are all happy. > > Bill > BTW, Laura, we may be stepping just beyond the groups purpose here, but if > the MOT strategies are not taught with the goal of creating life-long > readers, then what good are they besides making better test takers? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lori Labrum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:10 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question for the group > > > > No, paycheck are not extrinsic rewards. They are a payment for a service > in > > which the exployer benefits. Students are not giving US a service when > they > > read a book and are awarded points. Grades are not given because of > > something a student does "FOR US". A paycheck is something entirely > > different. We would not continue to work and give our service without the > > check, this is true, but what benefit do I (school teacher/employer) get > > when a student reads? Extrinsic reward is when you give something to > > someone because they did something good without you, yourself, > benefitting. > > When you benefit from someones work and you give them a reward or money or > > whatever, that is a payment for services, even if the person didn't expect > > it to come. The point is in who is receiving the benefit. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/461 - Release Date: 10/2/06 > > _______________________________________________ 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.
