#Rewards

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Trends 1990s–2000s (no single origin)

Caught Being Good

You held the door for the kindergartners, and suddenly a teacher was pressing a little ticket into your hand: CAUGHT BEING GOOD. Into the jar it went, and on Friday afternoon the whole class held its breath while a name got drawn for the prize box. School surveillance never felt so wonderful.

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Trends 1960s–2000s

Gold Star Stickers

The foil star the teacher pressed next to your name on the chart taped to the classroom wall. Names ran down one side, a row of little boxes ran across, and the stars were the public ledger of who was doing well. Five in a row might mean the prize box. An empty row was its own quiet punishment.