". . .This has worked amazingly well for 2 years now (took me 9 years of
frustration and replacing brushes every year to come up with this plan). I also
found that giving Mona Bucks
to those who "step-up" and do extra work has huge benefits as well."
What Michal says here should help beginning teachers feel better about what
they are going through. It takes time to build the program you envision.
You need to figure out what you can and should expect from students, THEN
figure out how to make it happen. This list should speed up the process.