PBIS Rewards Family

Not sure which version this issue began, but I am currently on 3.1.08. When I open the messages, it opens and keeps me at the first message ever sent by the teacher. I then have to scroll all the way down to find the latest message. When I scroll down, the back arrow moves up as well. So to get out of the message, I then have to scroll all the back to the top to get out of the message. This was not always an issue. Please fix this! Mobile apps should be mobile friendly!!!

Just wanted to add anther perspective. I think it’s a great app of it does what it’s supposed to do, which is encourage children to behave in class so that teachers can teach. Sure, it would be wonderful if all children behaved appropriately out of the kindness of their heart. However, that’s not what happens, realistically, in a classroom full of children with very different needs and patterns of behavior. There’s no one size fits all and teachers need all the tools necessary to manage a classroom of children who come from many households, who have many unique parenting styles, behavior management styles, etc. This is simply a tool. Some kids will behave anyway, without a point system. Some kids need an extra incentive to behave, outside of just the desire to follow the rules because it’s the right thing to do. I taught for two years and goodness, that was the hardest thing ever because every child is different and I had to use a wide variety of behavior management techniques. Guess what, points/reward systems worked for many students. Additionally, even as adults at work it feels good when our bosses recognize and reward our hard work. Yes, you should do a great job at work just to be a good employee, but man does it feel good to get a gift/accolades for doing my best. And yes, some efforts may go unnoticed, as in the real world.

This app promotes a token economy where students are incentivized (i.e. conditioned) towards some desired behavior. Children quickly learn to leverage their behavior in order to get a desired trinket. Some will behave poorly to raise the value of the trinket offered in exchange for the desired behavior. Sustained over a school career, children learn (are conditioned) to manipulate others to get what they want. They feel they are entitled to a prize for every small desired action. I am not in favor of an app that teaches my children to behave only so far as they are getting something for it. Also, the design is...not good.