What are kindergarten reward stickers called?

Called: praise stickers, reward and punishment stickers, little red flowers, cartoon stickers and other names.

In education, it is common to use "rewards" and "punishments" for children. As everyone becomes more and more aware of the drawbacks of "punishment" and abandons it, rewards are loved by more and more parents and teachers and have become an effective tool without any doubts.

External rewards such as cartoon stickers and point exchanges represented by little red flowers allow educators to see immediate changes in children. The reason why it is still used today seems to have its "reasonableness" .

In the fields of education and psychology, there are also twists and turns on how to use rewards. Starting from behaviorism, the psychology community actually agrees with the use of rewards. As we all know, human behavior has a connection between stimulus and response, especially for children. When a child shows a positive behavior, if the child is immediately given a positive reinforcer, such as a small red flower, money, or a toy, wait.

This behavior will be further reinforced in children. When such stimuli and responses are extreme, just like domesticated animals in a circus, there are rewards for performing well. And "coercion and inducement" is the essence of behaviorism.

One of the premises of behaviorism is to ignore differences. No matter what the child's character and temperament is, no matter what specific situation he is in, teachers and parents will reward and punish the child according to pre-required requirements. In other words, people who use rewards and punishments only look at behavior and results, regardless of psychology and process.

The reward method represented by stickers will simplify, model and standardize the way kindergarten teachers educate children. If many of the behaviors of young children have to be quantified and evaluated through material honors, it is really difficult to match the "spirituality" of children, let alone the flexibility of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude that is often emphasized in education.