Also, there are those few students who do not like to participate and who obtain a grade they did not earn. Using positive reinforcements instead of punishment has been an effective teaching tool for quite for some time. I believe that students only learn if they are motivated and are willing to learn. Motivation comes only through a child s want to do something. And children want to do things when they know they are getting rewards.
Rewards can be as simple as a smiley face on a good paper, or extra time playing computer games.
Progressivists see students as molding clay in which they can be easily formed into a product of a basically good, knowledgeable human being. I believe that, as teachers, we should all strive to reach this goal. I think a student should leave a classroom with confidence and ability to create a better world for themselves and all of society.