Why do a lot of professors "bribe?" or pass out candy to students during class?
I've noticed a strange trend with a lot of professors, and I'm not too sure why this is happening so perhaps you can comment on a) whether you've done this in the classes you teach and b) if you can provide some kind of explanation as to the reason .
Basically this trend is the professor will bring in a nice big bowl or basket filled with bite-size candy. She will then pass it around the room during class discussions or on days when a big assignment is due she'll start the class by something like "As a reward for your hard work, please pass around the candy bowl and treat yourself to one or two".
I find it weird and almost like they're trying to bribe students into liking them or something. I recently had a discussion about this with a friend who told me nowadays professors are paranoid with ratemyprofessors.com reviews so they do everything they can do to make students like them, hence the candy. True? False?
Please clarify, comment, discuss....
Thank you
Basically this trend is the professor will bring in a nice big bowl or basket filled with bite-size candy. She will then pass it around the room during class discussions or on days when a big assignment is due she'll start the class by something like "As a reward for your hard work, please pass around the candy bowl and treat yourself to one or two".
I find it weird and almost like they're trying to bribe students into liking them or something. I recently had a discussion about this with a friend who told me nowadays professors are paranoid with ratemyprofessors.com reviews so they do everything they can do to make students like them, hence the candy. True? False?
Please clarify, comment, discuss....
Thank you