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  • New York City school rewards good behavior with tokens for a book vending machine

    12/23/2021 3:22:11 AM PST · by blueplum · 12 replies
    CBS News ^ | 22 December 2021 | MEG OLIVER
    At Mosaic Preparatory Academy in Harlem, New York, reading, writing and arithmetic are not the only subjects on the curriculum — so is being nice.... ...When 5-year-old King Ortiz was pulled out of class one day, he knew he'd earned something special — coupons for nice behavior that can be redeemed for tokens. "I learned to be nice," King said. Twenty-five coupons score students a shiny token for the vending machine. Tokens go in, but no chips or candy come out — only books drop....