Summary
MOST sensible-minded people will be astonished by the claims of Alan McLean, a principal educational psychologist, that gold stars awarded to primary school children promote 'materialism'.
The whole point about gold stars and stickers as rewards for achievement has always been that they have no intrinsic value - unlike a cash prize they express purely moral esteem. There might be some truth in his claim that such badges of distinction are being awarded too freely, thus diminishing their value.See the full content of this document
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Rewarding Star Pupils ; Comment
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