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[quote=Anonymous]I wish this had not turned nasty, because I was very interested in the respectful opinions being offered.  My child just started at a K class that uses the green yellow red but then also colors above that for kids that have done something extra special that day.  My impression so far is that the teacher is trying to focus not just on behavior but also classroom participation, being a good friend, etc., so the kids that maybe have trouble in one area, like sitting still, can still get recognition for shining in other areas.  We'll see how it works out.  I'm not a teacher or a psychologist, but my impression from reading lots of books is that these incentive programs only work where the upside far outweighs the downside for each individual kid (so, in this system, each kid would have to get a lot more greens and above, than yellows or reds, in order to continue to be motivated by the system).  If others have constructive thoughts about the "right" way to do incentive systems, I'd love to hear it.[/quote]

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