A co-teacher shared her idea for motivating her learners as well as encouraging them to obey the class rules. She calls it "SETTLE-MART' HELPS STUDENTS BECOME SETTLED AND SMART"
Her model is to give each learner 100 points at the start of a week. Learners can then lose points when they disobey or act out of hand. At the end of two weeks the points are then converted into a salary. She then opens her shop and the learners can come buy goodies. The size of the goodies they get depends on the points they have left at the end of the two weeks.
You can read more about her model at:
more about the salary system
I have tried this in my classroom practicals last week.
Benefits:
-The learners are crazy about the idea of being able to buy something
-They can learn something about earning your salary
Disadvantages
-This model doesn't allow you to praise good behaviour but focuses on the bad behaviour
-You as a teacher therefore keep pointing out bad behaviour.
-It feels like you are playing bad-cop.
-If you use a 100 points with foundation phase level learners they cannot grasp the number yet, so taking away points doesn't have the desired effect because they cannot feel how they are being punished by losing points.
Her model is to give each learner 100 points at the start of a week. Learners can then lose points when they disobey or act out of hand. At the end of two weeks the points are then converted into a salary. She then opens her shop and the learners can come buy goodies. The size of the goodies they get depends on the points they have left at the end of the two weeks.
You can read more about her model at:
more about the salary system
I have tried this in my classroom practicals last week.
Benefits:
-The learners are crazy about the idea of being able to buy something
-They can learn something about earning your salary
Disadvantages
-This model doesn't allow you to praise good behaviour but focuses on the bad behaviour
-You as a teacher therefore keep pointing out bad behaviour.
-It feels like you are playing bad-cop.
-If you use a 100 points with foundation phase level learners they cannot grasp the number yet, so taking away points doesn't have the desired effect because they cannot feel how they are being punished by losing points.
This sounds like such an adorable idea!
ReplyDeleteMaybe to avoid focusing on the negative they could earn "money" for positive behavior?
Also, I was wondering, does this not get expensive for the teacher or does the school or possibly parents pay?