The Risks of Rewards
We get educated out of our creativity. We unlearn our willingness to take risks and be wrong. Robinson goes on in his talk to define creativity as “the process of having original ideas that have value.” Our education system is educating people out of having original ideas that have value. Let that notion sink in for a moment.
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
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“What rewards and punishments do is induce compliance, and they do very well. If your objective is to get people to obey an order, to show up on time and do what they’re told, then bribing or threatening them may be sensible strategies. But if your objective is to get long-term quality in the workplace, to help students become careful thinkers and... See more