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Kids may respond better to rewards for specific actions because there is less risk of failure. They can control their attendance; they cannot necessarily control their test scores. The key, then, may be to teach kids to control more overall — to encourage them to act as if they can indeed control everything, and reward that effort above and beyond the actual outcome.
— Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? - TIME. Interesting thought: what if that’s the difference between high-aptitude learners and those who struggle - an assumption of agency and efficacy in learning?
