tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post6605030839368176319..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Gold StarsCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-26135373582269109932011-06-08T10:48:38.180-05:002011-06-08T10:48:38.180-05:00Mrs. Weingarten, your post gave me a big smile -- ...Mrs. Weingarten, your post gave me a big smile -- love picturing a strapping 6'7" college athlete curled up with a good book.Jeanne Marie Grunwell Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961675083644536636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-56991461087005815932011-06-08T10:47:48.354-05:002011-06-08T10:47:48.354-05:00I'm a little relieved to know that I'm not...I'm a little relieved to know that I'm not the only one who needs a few plaudits to keep me going. My daughter told us the other day, in the midst of being reprimanded for bad behavior, that she needs more compliments. We compliment pretty liberally, but somehow it's the negative that tends to stick with us, isn't it? Thanks for the feedback. <br />Pen and Ink, what a great story about your granddaughter! My daughter is very enthused about writing right now, and I have to admit, I love it. :)Jeanne Marie Grunwell Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961675083644536636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-14690202876470938412011-06-08T10:32:58.472-05:002011-06-08T10:32:58.472-05:00Great post! It is a bit of a dilemma. We do want...Great post! It is a bit of a dilemma. We do want our kids (students) working hard, reading a lot, writing, getting good grades - even cleaning their rooms - because they are intrinsicly motivated to do so. But the reality is we all like recognition for our efforts. It feels good. Life is short. Why not make it as fun and rewarding as possible? What better cause to celebrate than reading?Sabrina Mock-Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815915063664473098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-47032027698778905602011-06-07T19:27:16.866-05:002011-06-07T19:27:16.866-05:00Gold stars--I knew something was missing from my l...Gold stars--I knew something was missing from my life. :) Reading your post I couldn't help but think how excited I am just to get an email rejection. That means they didn't hit the delete button. Guess that might be the equivalent of a gold star. :)<br /><br />Good post. I agree that anything that will get young people reading or motivated is a good thing.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-85363772259367583832011-06-07T11:38:39.920-05:002011-06-07T11:38:39.920-05:00As JM admitted, we grown-ups like our gold stars t...As JM admitted, we grown-ups like our gold stars too. How many of us would continue at our jobs if we didn't get a paycheck? As an author I (mostly) write for the love of it, but I can name the book awards I've won because they are hanging on the wall in my office! Rewards and awards show kids that an achievement is valued and if it's reading, all the better.Gretchen Woelflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350500006005970433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-28464004647707681842011-06-06T17:13:20.558-05:002011-06-06T17:13:20.558-05:00I am for anything that makes a child read. I activ...I am for anything that makes a child read. I actively encouraged the reading of comic books in my son's lives. I paid them to write. (a penny a word. two pennies a word if they edited.) Results. They read. They wrote a lot. and I was happy. My five year old granddaughter and I write books together. She tells me the story and I type it. <br />As to the gold stars. As humans we want and need praise for EXACTLY who we are. I am always delighted when a school find a way of making this happen.The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-72929505412208466112011-06-06T11:09:24.462-05:002011-06-06T11:09:24.462-05:00I understand the power and importance of rewards t...I understand the power and importance of rewards to kids, but that doesn't mean I have to like them. My kids' school does a reading challenge program where every so often, after reading a certain number of minutes, the kids get a medal; at the end of the year there's a celebration for all those who have achieved whatever amount of minutes. The reading people hate me because I refuse to count minutes, log minutes, force Ben to read the inane books they send home with him...I'd rather he read things of his own choosing because he wants the pure enjoyment of the story. I feel that giving rewards for reading makes it into work. (And what kid wants to work -- especially in the summer?) Plus, when the rewards stop, does the desired behavior stop, too? Or does the behavior continue because kids have discovered the joy of reading? Mine already own that.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820257526206138388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-34316218246016364602011-06-06T11:09:00.567-05:002011-06-06T11:09:00.567-05:00Summer reading programs were always a plus at our ...Summer reading programs were always a plus at our house. Yes, there were some incentives, book marks or a free ice cream or maybe a t-shirt, but the real incentive was the sense of accomplishment that went with the new level of ability each year. It was a part of summer, and we went regularly to the library and won the prizes, and it was simply fun!<br />I have to admit a backwards yearning for it now that the kids are past it, but here is the real reward: my son, after his first year of college, took a trip to the library on his own initiative and came home with some summer reading books of his own choosing. At night he finds a quiet spot in the house and keeps reading. That is the real incentive behind the summer reading program, and the real prize, too!Marthanoreply@blogger.com