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Yep, those things. Are kids like trained animals, we praise and reward them when they do tricks for us?
by bradleyjg 4y ago
Yep, those things. Are kids like trained animals, we praise and reward them when they do tricks for us?
- sokoloff 4y agoIf admissions to an elite or selective university is a reward, then yes, we do (and IMO should) reward them for strong performance in terms of GPA, SAT, or admissions essays. More broadly, I absolutely praise and reward my kids when they do things that I believe are worthy of such feedback. Sometimes that's for achievement; sometimes that's for effort. It's part of the feedback process inherent in raising children; if you have a different approach that you prefer for your children, I don't have any objections to you using your approach.
- rayiner 4y agoThat’s a great analogy, and also summarizes why it’s so problematic to make race a factor for college admissions. It makes minority kids engage in performative diversity in order to appeal to mostly white college admissions officers.
- WithinReason 4y agoWhat would you call your job and your salary if not reward for tricks you do for others?
- bradleyjg 4y agoSince someone is paying me, presumably someone finds my output useful. Does anyone think another book report on Anne of Green Gables is useful? When I was doing alumni interviews I reserved the top rating exclusively for applicants that had ever had a real job. Not three weeks allegedly building houses in Central America, not an internship for well connected teens, only things like flipping burgers. That’s meritorious.
- sokoloff 4y agoAre you rewarding them for the five-millionth book report on Anne of Green Gables? Or are you rewarding them for the learning process they went through that (almost incidentally) resulted in five-millionth book report on AoGG?