If its FREE its for ME!

ENTRY 2--
My dads motto growing up was always... "If it's free... its for me!"
The older I get the more like him I become. Yikes.
I have been spending countless hours researching and scanning articles for my AR.
Here's a great resource on STUDENT MOTIVATION...

"Hooked on Learning--The Roots of Motivation in the Classroom" by Alfie Kohn. Chapter 11
Punished by Rewards: the trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A's, praise, and other bribes.

This author and chapter really got me thinking about what is was that I wanted from my students.
What my expectations were of them and for them. So many times in the classroom I was literally standing on my head, doing a dance, the dog and pony show, whatever just to get them to perform. This author has made me stop and think... should I really be doing this? No. I should challenge students and plan activities and opportunities for them to work together so they can motivate themselves. Intrinsically.