I love the idea, and it is apparent that using game-like qualities increase motivation to change. Let me repeat: I love the idea, creation, and ultimate objective: Recycle. If the incentive of the game is stripped away from the objective (recycle), what do you think would happen? If these “game-recycling machines” were ubiquitous, would that …
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The Ratio of Unicorns to Leprechauns
One of the nicest, most well-intentioned students in my class recently asked me why I wasn’t throwing parties when milestones were reached (consecutive days of working together without problems). I told her that I did not believe in rewarding behavior that benefits the classroom community. I tried to explain that Coke and candy parties begin …
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