2007-07-11 17:01:29 · 13 answers · asked by rayhab 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
As a teacher who taught first grade two years ago, I not only find this idea strange, it is also off-putting. Students should be taught, especially by their parents, to have intrinsic motivators for their achievements (i.e. self-motivation, feeling proud of oneself, things that aren't tangible rewards). Extrinsic motivators (stickers, toys, parties) only teach children that there needs to be a "pay off" for their achievements. That leads to them having difficulty later on in life when they don't get a BIG HURRAH for all their little achievements.
If you are proud that your first grader passed the grade, fine, you should be. Tell him/her that you are proud of them and that he/she should be proud of him/herself. If you must have a reward for him/her, make it a small one like getting to stay up a little later for the summer, getting a brand new book (that the child should, at this grade level be able to read semi-idependently). Do something that will help your child academically and save the parties for birthdays and high school/college graduation.
2007-07-11 17:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lilly Jones-Fair 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't listen to those persimistic bozos. Go to the Philippines with all the well educated students. You know what Filippinos do? When someone gets straight A's on a report card they throw a damn party. And Filippino students aren't lazy at all. In fact; it's True Filippino tradition that you're only allowed to get A's and B's at school. Seriously do you see a lot of them fail? They reward their kids and take education seriously and most their kids are doing great. However; they are strict as well. When they say no C's THEY MEAN IT OR YOU GET SMACKED. But as long as you doing good; you get parties. Filippinos will try anything to have a good excuse for a party lol. Then again Chinese people don't reward their kids they just expect them to get straight A's. And by the way; American education sucks. Don't worry whether it's strange or not where you live.
2007-07-11 17:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Yuri ^_^ 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Do you mean a graduation party for a first grader? Not really. It shouldn't be extreme, otherwise the kid would expect a party after every grade. If you just want to party go right ahead.
2007-07-11 17:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not only strange its unneccisary!! if you have a 1st gradr graduate party, the child will expect a party every year!!!
though if you want to do this party thing every year, it will be an incentive reward for passing each grade!!!
2007-07-11 17:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by BIG DADDY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Stop rewarding your child for their mediocre everyday achievements. You're just decreasing the value of the rewards. They'll learn that just about anything will win them a party or a toy, and you'll end up with a spoiled brat.
2007-07-11 17:04:19 · answer #5 · answered by Caroline B 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a little overboard. Did the child have some type of graduation ceremony? Then perhaps you could get away with it. Perhaps you should reward the child with a trip to an amusement park, or a dinner at the favorite restaurant.
2007-07-12 03:57:21 · answer #6 · answered by Tara C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the idea is a very silly one. Passing the first grade should be expected, not rewarded.
2007-07-11 18:15:27 · answer #7 · answered by Pat C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not strange, but sweet of you to go to the trouble, and all that.....
I never had any kind of party as a child, until I was about eleven and there wasn't much to it. But, still, all in all, I had much to be thankful for.
2007-07-11 18:41:51 · answer #8 · answered by wildflower 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes .. very have a party in the future
2007-07-11 17:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by haliy l 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just make a special dinner. That would be ok, cause I know you are proud lol.
2007-07-11 17:54:53 · answer #10 · answered by rob lou 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋