Why do American teachers kiss pigs?

In the United States, appreciation education has become a common practice. Teachers rarely criticize students. As long as students make even a little progress, teachers will be very generous and even say to students in an exaggerated tone, "You are great!" . Of course, in addition to appreciating education, teachers often encourage students to make progress in various ways, and even teachers and principals often make public bets with students. While encouraging students to succeed, they are willing to fulfill their promises and admit defeat and admit punishment.

A Kansas elementary school teacher kisses a pig

Randy, a fourth-grade teacher in a Kansas elementary school, USA. Karel recently put on lipstick and kissed a pig. Karel promised that he would kiss the pig if the students scored above 8% in the Kansas math assessment test. Now, it is obvious that the students are "living up to expectations", and Karel bravely gives the pig a kiss. The teacher can be described as a promise!

Here are a few examples:

Gary, a primary school teacher in Kansas, USA, promised to kiss the pig if the students' math evaluation test was above 8%. As a result, the students met the requirements, and Mr. Gary kept his promise. On April 18, 26, in front of the students, he kissed a pig, which made the students really happy in the joy of success.

Actually, betting pigs with students is not the initiative of Mr. Gary. In 23, Don Lald, principal of Tuobin Primary School in Cambridge, USA? Watson and his 41 students bet that if they could finish reading 23 books in one year, he would lick pigs. As a result, President Watson lost the bet. On the "National Reading Day" organized by the National Education Association, he kept his promise, and his hundreds of students were as happy as a holiday.

it's easy to kiss or lick a pig. In comparison, another principal will have to work harder.

The headmaster of a school in Texas, USA, made a bet with the students that if 65% of them passed the lowest statewide assessment test in this student test, he would climb to the roof for one day. As a result, 7% of the students passed the test, so the principal had to spend the whole day on the roof with a laptop computer for handling correspondence and a small refrigerator containing cold drinks and food.

Compared with Mr. Gary and Mr. Watson, the headmaster has obviously made a bigger bet, and it is certainly a little harder to cash it. However, when it comes to hard work, it's much worse to have another principal-

Luke, the principal of a primary school in Tull, Utah, USA, made a public bet at the beginning of the school term: "If you finish reading 15, pages before November 9th, I will crawl to work on the 9th." When Luke said this, he immediately sensationalized the whole school. All the teachers and students studied hard, even the older children in kindergarten took part in reading activities, and finally finished reading 15 thousand pages before November 9. Some students called the headmaster: "Do you keep your word if you climb or not?" Some advised Luke: "You have achieved the goal of encouraging students to study, so don't climb." Luke said, "As promised, I must crawl to work." So, on November 9, 1998, Luke left home at 7 o'clock and began to crawl. In order not to affect the traffic, he climbed on the roadside grass. Passing cars honked their horns to salute him, and some students climbed along. After three hours, he wore out five pairs of gloves and finally climbed to school. The teachers and students of the whole school lined the streets to welcome him, and the children flocked to him, hugging him and kissing him, just like welcoming a hero back.

Both Mr. Gary and the three principals, although losing to their own students in the bet, seem a little embarrassed, but they are willing to "try and punish by example". With admirable spirit of trustworthiness, dedication and professionalism, they have really taught the students a lively moral lesson that is better than any empty preaching. That is to be honest and trustworthy. In a unique way that students love to see and hear, they teach students what is meant by "a promise is a promise, a promise is a promise" and what is meant by "a promise is a promise". Ten thousand kinds of character, honesty is the first. No matter how you behave or do things, you will stand if you have faith, and you will not stand if you don't have faith. This is the only rule of a successful life.

the educational model of "appreciation+motivation+honesty" will surely benefit students for life.