I also want to add a bit about my predjudices. In my seventeen years in industry, I rarely heard of anyone getting praise for "trying". The emphasis was on "results", even at the cost of some formal policies. However, in the twelve years I spent in academia, both before and after my industrial work, I have heard of getting rewarded for "effort". Somehow, I think there is a correlation. Teachers don't get rewarded for results, but for effort. Maybe that's why we consider rewarding students in the same way. Educational institutions have not come to grips with measuring the effectiveness of teachers. It's about time we did!
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