Title: Six Reasons Rewards Don't Work | Edutopia
Headings: Six Reasons Rewards Don't Work
Six Reasons Rewards Don't Work
Do commonly used rewards actually work?
By Richard Curwin
1) Satiation
2) Addiction
3) Finishing
4) Manipulation
5) Increased Pressure
6) Bribes

Content: Yet when we manipulate them, we teach them how to be master manipulators. Giving your wife flowers (or receiving them from your husband) illustrates this concept. If the flowers are meant to show love, it is appreciation. If they are meant to convince the recipient to do a favor for the giver, it is a manipulation. Many children, who have been manipulated throughout their lives, are very sensitive about it and react negatively to further manipulation. Sometimes even the winners lose. Talia was a charming eighth grader who studied hard and gave thoughtful answers in class. Her teacher continually said to the class, "Why can't more of you be like Talia? She always does her work and tries hard." Other children began to tease her about being the teacher's pet.