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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent (who is against the idea of kids receiving candy as a reward) and as a teacher (who is dealing with students coming to school this year with SO MANY different experiences they have had over the past 18 months), it is a fine line to balance creating an incentive (that works!) and being health conscious.

Let me tell you - teachers this year are EXHAUSTED, way more than last year (just today at my elem school, we had over 7 teachers out and there are NO SUBS available, so teachers are being asked to cover other classes and also missing part of their planning time from specials teachers being out), so my advice to parents is to please reach out to the teacher about this issue. If financially possible, please offer to provide trinket toys (small animal erasers, happy meal toys, squishes, fun pencils, sticker sheets, small toy cars, and even things like unwanted costume jewelry or cool small geodes are always well received) so teachers have this available to offer to students as an incentive. Along with helping incentivize students who are working on self control with behavior or other issues, I also make it a point to reward students who consistently do the right thing.

Also, keep in mind the difference between teachers giving out candy daily (it would drive me crazy to see teachers who do this!) and teachers who only give out candy occasionally. If it’s daily, I would still email the teacher in a friendly way but would also cc the VP. Giving out candy daily is an indication the teacher may need some additional support with management.

Yes, I believe that students need to have / develop that intrinsic motivation to do the right thing without receiving candy or a small trinket but [b]we are in survival mode right now![/b] [/quote]

OMG this. If the teachers have to bribe kids to shut up and sit down, then so be it. DS' entire class was sent home on Wednesday and was virtual Thursday and Friday because a student had covid symptoms. The teacher had to switch gears on Day 6 of the school year. I don't care how much incentivizing candy she has to give kids to get this school year to go smoothly. I'll save the health complaints for a normal year. [/quote]

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