Here's a practical question for you: how much time, effort and rewards are required to motivate kids so they'll engage with learning? So they'll cooperate more and more of the time? What does the research tell us about rewards for positive behaviors? Students' social emotional learning is woven into every moment of every day ... and that's especially true for our youngest students. The more we can bring genuine respect into all interactions with our students, the more they'll be intrinsically motivated to respond in ways that create Win-Win's for everyone. Bill Hotter, an elementary school teacher just embarking on his 23rd year in the classroom, tells us how he "gets there" with his kindergarteners.
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