My brother rigged the computer up so that my niece had to answer a certain number of math questions upon log in, as well as after a certain amount of usage time had elapsed. That way, she had to practice math in order to use her computer.
External incentives only teach people to do things for a reward, not the intrinsic value of learning (in this case math).
Also ... a phone in exchange for a B? Please.
True, but in this case it's also forcibly removing a distraction. If you can't handle yourself, someone else will. And this parent is handling it for their child because she can't do it herself. It's a forced cold-turkey independance from a...vice for a lack of a better word.
Gosh. I can remember a fancy word like "vice" but I'm blanking on the more correct word...
Also ... a phone in exchange for a B? Please.
Gosh. I can remember a fancy word like "vice" but I'm blanking on the more correct word...
that's not how i interpreted it
i thought the parent was giving the child a NEW phone in exchange for a B
not taking away their old phone