Help me give my students incentives for demonstrating positive behavior all year round!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. F.'s classroom raised $646
This project is fully funded
My Students
"Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world," Nelson Mandela famously said. Help these future innovators, contributors, and leaders gain the knowledge, skills, and experiences to improve our world. My students come from neighborhoods across the Omaha metro. In our unique public school, students develop their technology, leadership, and communication skills. In our extended, year-round program, students are engaged in inquiry, STEAM, voluminous reading, and innovative instruction. Every student also participates in after-school Enrichment, where they may choose from a wide variety of extracurricular courses.
Our students are curious, creative, and committed to leading in our school and communities.
They are curious about the world and how it works. They are creative in their approaches to learning and how they use tools and technology to communicate. They demonstrate their commitment to leadership inside and outside the school by participation and service. Our students are future world-changers. They are amazing.
My Project
Many educators know that in order to get students to respond in a positive way, they must communicate from a position of positivity themselves. Positive reinforcement – in the form of genuine behavior-specific praise – can impact the classroom environment in numerous ways. In fact, it can prepare students for success in the long term, particularly those students who come from a disadvantaged background. The balance of praise to criticism typically works best when the scale is tipped toward encouragement.
Behavioral scientists have long studied the ideal praise-to-criticism ratio.
For students, that ideal ratio is 4:1. In other words, for each bit of negative feedback, there should be a minimum of four positive comments to balance it out. Studies conducted by Vanderbilt University indicate that “Praise is a powerful tool for educators. When used effectively in the classroom, it can increase the social and academic performance of students, as well as improve classroom climate.”
At WFS, we are looking for meaningful rewards to match our praise when students exhibit our 3 B's: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe. Positivity begets positivity.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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