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Originally Posted by stopdog
I am not certain it has to do with straight intelligence. My sibling is intelligent and he was very easy to motivate. My partner is also quite intelligent and loves apps that give her stars. They both were really into grades and such.
I think I am probably just gullible in other ways. I did read very early and growing up it was suggested about the adult thing from time to time. I have always hated feeling manipulated. And a grade or a star was not going to make me do something I was not already inclined to do.
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Maybe it's just the people pleasing part of me that fell for it.
It reminds me of when my oldest sons kindergarten teacher gave my son a sad face on a paper cause he didn't color neat enough (background: my son has fine motor issues and was seeing an occupational therapist at the time). I told that woman in a meeting that my son came home from school in tears because he made her sad. I told her that it isn't my sons job to make you happy and I don't like the psychological manipulation that you are using on a boy who already realizes he can't do something's as well as other children. By the time I was done with her she was in tears and she had been teaching for 25 years...
So apparently...I only condone positive reinforcement
. No apps giving frowns faces for things not done.