caught being good

Nathan has a cool reward system in his class at school.  He can earn "money" based on good work and good behavior to be used at the teacher's "store" once a month.  They can buy some really neat things, such as Legos.  I have been really impressed with him.  He buys one thing for himself and then buys things for his brothers.  He knows Owen really likes Buzz Lightyear right now, so he bought that for him.  He also got Jared a wooden toy that he can put together and paint - perfect for Jared because he seems to enjoy doing art and things like that.  I love that he's thinking about his brothers.

On a side note, Nathan's teacher really has things figured out with this reward system.  It's great motivation for Nathan, since he's reward-driven, so he does extra work to earn more money.  But it also can work against you for poor behavior or choices.  I guess one kid in his class brought a toy to school, which is not allowed.  His teacher took the boy's toy and put it in her store.  The other kids in her class can buy it if they want to!  And they can also have money taken away from them.  It's a pretty fair system and encourages good choices.