
These awards, pictured at right, are for a variety of behaviors. I try to stress that if they want to receive one, they need to work on it throughout the week and not simply leer longingly into the eyes of their classmate as they choose a recipient. I have also stressed that if they wish to win someone over to conducting himself or herself in a civil manner, they may want to reward little improvements rather than select only the person who is the most or the best at something.
It's just one more way I try to reinforce positive behaviors in the classroom, but I thought it would be interesting to allow the class to have the influence in selecting the recipients.