Module 4 - Contingency Plans

As a student I remember HATING the all or nothing approach to class rewards. I was on time. I did my work. And now we don't get the extra recess/pizza party/movie because ONE PERSON didn't do what they were supposed to? Now that I'm a teacher, I understand why; I still don't like it, but I find myself needing it occasionally. It's the same way in my personal life. I'm lactose intolerant; have been for over a decade. I know I can't eat dairy. I know what happens if I do. That's why I (usually) limit myself to dairy only on weekends (the occasional Hershey's Kiss does not count). As much as I do not like it; it's what's best so I do it. I hear my students when the complain about it being unfair, but sometimes it's necessary to use peer influence to instigate change. Because usually, peers have a bigger, more immediate, influence than I do. And that's okay.