Rank the following high school students by popularity:
A) Average looking guy who studies a lot and does well in class B) Average looking guy who plays sports and does poorly in class C) Average looking guy with good social skills and does OK in class C) Good looking girl who does poorly in class D) Good looking guy who cuts class, smokes, drinks, hates school
Who is the most popular? Who is the least? If you were a high school student, where would you spend your efforts?
You get the behavior you reward.
The United States does not reward kids who do well in school while they are in school.
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Rank the following high school students by popularity:
A) Average looking guy who studies a lot and does well in class
B) Average looking guy who plays sports and does poorly in class
C) Average looking guy with good social skills and does OK in class
C) Good looking girl who does poorly in class
D) Good looking guy who cuts class, smokes, drinks, hates school
Who is the most popular? Who is the least? If you were a high school student, where would you spend your efforts?
You get the behavior you reward.
The United States does not reward kids who do well in school while they are in school.