As a cheerleading coach and gymnastics instructor for children and teenagers, it is inevitable to reward and punish them as needed. In sports, there is often room for error and improvement which leads to reward. Other times, when the opposite occurs, such as reduced progress or failure, then it may be necessary to punish the children. Rewards and punishments are given in many different ways according to the act performed. There are many different circumstances that are considered when rewarding and punishing someone. To be a fair and admirable teacher, I tend to use the utilitarian, or results, theory for the basis of rewarding my students as well as for punishing my students.
The children I teach, aged two through about seven, are still in …show more content…
I wouldn’t be able utilize any other type of reward or punishment solely because they would not reap the results that are necessary. If I were to use the retributivist, or deserts, theory of reward, I would not see much improvement of skills. With this theory, I would constantly see kids attempting or trying to do a trick in hopes to get rewarded. They may never even end up learning from this. This theory also uses the phrase, “an eye for an eye.” How does this teach students to be respectful or civil? In my job, if someone pushed another kid in the class, I can’t just push them back. This would teach them that their action was appropriate for them to since their teacher did it as well. I need to punish my students in a way that will teach them what is right and wrong for the future. In this case, I would make them endure something unpleasant such as sitting out for part or the rest of the class. To see the best results, no other approach would work better than the utilitarian theory.
In many ways in my life, the utilitarian theory for reward and punishment has been proven to be the most successful. My jobs require attention to detail and improvement. Effort isn’t always enough. If one wants to see results, good and bad consequences must be applied. People seeking out the greatest amount of results must use the utilitarian approach for reward and
The children I teach, aged two through about seven, are still in …show more content…
I wouldn’t be able utilize any other type of reward or punishment solely because they would not reap the results that are necessary. If I were to use the retributivist, or deserts, theory of reward, I would not see much improvement of skills. With this theory, I would constantly see kids attempting or trying to do a trick in hopes to get rewarded. They may never even end up learning from this. This theory also uses the phrase, “an eye for an eye.” How does this teach students to be respectful or civil? In my job, if someone pushed another kid in the class, I can’t just push them back. This would teach them that their action was appropriate for them to since their teacher did it as well. I need to punish my students in a way that will teach them what is right and wrong for the future. In this case, I would make them endure something unpleasant such as sitting out for part or the rest of the class. To see the best results, no other approach would work better than the utilitarian theory.
In many ways in my life, the utilitarian theory for reward and punishment has been proven to be the most successful. My jobs require attention to detail and improvement. Effort isn’t always enough. If one wants to see results, good and bad consequences must be applied. People seeking out the greatest amount of results must use the utilitarian approach for reward and