Posts Tagged Compensation and Rewards

Debunking the Myth of Rewarding Students

One of the most common questions I receive from people has to do with rewarding students. In fact, a common thinking is that it is necessary to reward students to do what you would like them to do. Additionally, most people still compare rewarding students with adults receiving a paycheck to do a job. But the two concepts are completely dissimilar.

For working adults, money is a satisfier—not a motivator and not a reward. Your compensation is a binding contract between two entities. “You do this task and I’ll give you this much money.” If either party fails to do their part, the contract can immediately end. Either you quit the job (if you don’t receive your income) or you … >>>

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Without Stress Newsletter – December 2016

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Volume 16 Number 12 December 2016
Newsletter #185

IN THIS ISSUE:

  1. Welcome
  2. Reducing Stress
  3. Promoting Responsibility
  4. Increasing Effectiveness
  5. Improving Relationships
  6. Promoting Learning
  7. Parenting Without Stress
  8. Discipline without Stress (DWS)
  9. What People Say

1. WELCOME

MONTHLY QUOTE:

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
—Winston Churchill
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The eBook version of LIVE WITHOUT STRESS: HOW TO ENJOY THE JOURNEY will soon be available online at Amazon’s Kindle store for $9.99. Comments from people who have read the draft are available.

CONTENTS:
Part I INSIGHTS THAT REDUCE STRESS
1 Assumptions
2 The Brain-Body Connection
3 External vs. Internal Motivation

Part II PRACTICES THAT REDUCE STRESS
4 Positivity
5 Choices
6 Reflection

Part III APPLICATIONS THAT REDUCE STRESS
7 … >>>

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