Leah (Turner) has a question for the group:
Ben,
I want to give end of the year awards in my classroom for all high school levels of German (1, 2 and 3) – 100 some students total. I’m having trouble deciding if I need to give every single kid an award.
I want to spend my own money and award almost everyone a nice German pin, to celebrate and remember their completing this year. However, there is one student in one period, two in another, etc. who I believe deserve no award from me. Yet, I don’t want to cause a riot for not giving one or two student something!
I could do certificates for awards and give “silly” ones to select students like: Most Often in the Bathroom or Most Likely to be Using their Phone as a Mirror.
What do you all think? No awards? Give everyone a certificate? I don’t think the students who will fail deserve an award…I could make it light hearted and do some gag awards like above. But, then I won’t do pins at all.
Help!
Leah