Ask teachers or educational psychologists about how teachers motivate children to behave and learn in the classroom, and they are quite likely to talk about (amongst other things) systems for rewards and sanctions (Hart, 2010). Advice for teachers frequently advocates their use (Cowley, 2014; Department for Education, 2016) and as the Teachers’ Standards show (DfE, … Continue reading The Dark Side of rewards and punishments in the classroom part I