I'm not above bribing kids.
Since I can't grade warm-ups, I wanted to come up with a way to reward kids who did them: Donuts.
Anyone in my Computer Science class who had two or less warm-ups missing got a fresh Krispy Kreme donut! There were some kids on the fence who got right to work to get some more in! I ended up giving a buck to a pair of kids with allergies so they could get drinks from a vending machine instead.
I repeated the trick in my Honors classes. Before Halloween, the kids had been supposed to create and turn in some quiz questions. Not everyone did, but the whoever did it on time got dessert. I then gave out the remaining donuts to the top scores on the class quiz challenge who hadn't already got a donut.
It's convenient to have a drive-through donut shop nearby.
The only classes that haven't gotten donuts yet are my regular Geometry courses on A days. I can't justify it with them yet. Hopefully, I'll find something to reward, though!
That's a great idea! I'm so proud of you for being so creative and generous! Way to go, Mike!
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