Motivating children: Instead of ‘doing to’, try ‘working with’

A fishbowl full of candy sat on the third grade teacher’s desk. “When you’ve finished your math assignment you can choose a piece of candy,” Ms. Marsh said as she handed out worksheets. All but two of the students went to work.  Tamika and Jennifer looked out the window, math sheets untouched.  Tamika began her […]