Page 6 - The Carrot Saga
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How about positive control?
“But rewards work!”
Yes. Rewards do work.
But only whilst the treat is in (mind)view - and is
big enough.
But do we want our children to have to
stay on a tight leash and always need
rewards to do the right thing?
Or do we want our children to grow into
intrinsically motivated adults who do the
right thing because they:
a) know it’s the right thing to do
b) want to do the right thing
