Comments on: Use Meaningful Incentives http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2009/07/03/an-effective-classroom-management-plan-needs-meaningful-incentives/ simply effective tips and strategies Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:54:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Linsin http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2009/07/03/an-effective-classroom-management-plan-needs-meaningful-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Michael Linsin Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:39:43 +0000 http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/?p=286#comment-9 Hi Karen, You're so right. Thoughtful notes from the teacher can mean so much to students, as well as their families. Michael Hi Karen,

You’re so right. Thoughtful notes from the teacher can mean so much to students, as well as their families.

Michael

]]> By: Karen http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2009/07/03/an-effective-classroom-management-plan-needs-meaningful-incentives/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Karen Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/?p=286#comment-7 Michael, Last year I had a boy in my third grade class that was incredibly smart and he had a special, one of kind thirst for learning. He soaked information up like a sponge soaks up water. Everyday he would enthusiastically share tidbits of information with me that he had discovered while reading or watching a documentary on the National Geographic channel. Unfortunately, it was twenty, thirty times a day and he often interrupted me because he just couldn't wait a minute longer to share what he had just learned. I loved his enthusiasm but sometimes I felt like I was impatient with him. So, one day I decided to write him a note because I wanted him to know how much I appreciated his love of learning and sharing with me what he had learned since I often couldn't do it in the moment. It only took a minute to write that note but it had a lasting impression. His mom came to me at the end of the year and said that he had shown her the letter when he first got it, and how much it meant to her son...and that he was going to save it forever. When I'm having a bad day and stressed out over poor behavior, I find writing these kinds of notes helps me focus on the positive attributes in my students. I feel better after writing them, appreciate my students more, and I know the student certainly love getting them. Karen Michael,
Last year I had a boy in my third grade class that was incredibly smart and he had a special, one of kind thirst for learning. He soaked information up like a sponge soaks up water. Everyday he would enthusiastically share tidbits of information with me that he had discovered while reading or watching a documentary on the National Geographic channel. Unfortunately, it was twenty, thirty times a day and he often interrupted me because he just couldn’t wait a minute longer to share what he had just learned. I loved his enthusiasm but sometimes I felt like I was impatient with him.

So, one day I decided to write him a note because I wanted him to know how much I appreciated his love of learning and sharing with me what he had learned since I often couldn’t do it in the moment. It only took a minute to write that note but it had a lasting impression. His mom came to me at the end of the year and said that he had shown her the letter when he first got it, and how much it meant to her son…and that he was going to save it forever.

When I’m having a bad day and stressed out over poor behavior, I find writing these kinds of notes helps me focus on the positive attributes in my students. I feel better after writing them, appreciate my students more, and I know the student certainly love getting them.

Karen

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