Will Work for Food

Ok, I admit. I did a HUGE "no no" in the world of teaching theory today. I bribed my students. I know, I know. It's wrong. None of you ever bribe your students or children. Never have either. Shoot me.

I'm just saying: When students have to come to school during a week of their spring break for intersession (remediation) because A, their parents didn't want them at home or B, their parents wanted free babysitting or C, because their parents said so, it's hard to get them to work. It's even harder to get them to try and improve their test scores on the CRCT when it's only one week of extra instruction. These students need months of remediation.

So, yes, I bribed them. The class that raised their post test scores the most percent since Monday received junk food. It's amazing how hard kids will work for food. I should be ashamed. But I'm not.