Food as Reward or Incentive

Rewards and incentives for academic performance should be given careful consideration as to the messages they send to students receiving them. If food is included in recognition of academic performance, it should be used in the general celebration of the achievement not as the reward (acceptable ex: pizza party for class finished with reading project). Non-food items are suggested as an alternative reward (i.e. stickers, merits, pencils, erasers, book gift certificates, other privileges).