Rewards for Students Under a Microscope

Great article. I too see the same thing happen.

The relationship between 'Prizes' and 'incentives' is sometimes misunderstood. Beyond certain thresholds of necessity, money is likely never what drives people, even if they think so. I'd go one step further and claim the same thing for emploee performance as well.

It certainly doesn't seem to motivate many/ most of our truly great contributions to society.

I may be wrong.

p-x