A Positive Reward System

At my school, I am a member of Student Government Association (SGA), and we do student facilitated teachings within our school. This is when our Principal asks SGA members to go to classrooms all across the campus and explain new programs to our peers. This particular teaching was for something called the HERO program, a positive reinforcement program. Where students earn "points" for positive behaviors and can then use them to attend certain events and enjoy certain privileges.
The day of the teaching, I got my room assignment, a room number that I did not recognize. Eventually, I found the room and realized why I had never been there before. This particular room is the in-school suspension, (ISS), room. I personally lack experiences with
From there, I begin to introduce myself or try, few of the students looked up or even cared that I was there. They took one look at me and decided that whatever I had to say had nothing to do with them and nearly all of them began ignoring me. Despite being ignored, I continued giving my presentation, explaining that the HERO program is a positive reward system. And as I am speaking I heard one of the students say under his breath, “I’m not going to get any points anyway.” And a few others heard him and agreed that they wouldn’t either so it was pointless for them to listen to me and sign up. So, I asked, “Why not? Why wouldn’t you?” and they explained to me that they were bad kids and that's why they were in ISS. I without hesitation began to tell them that they weren’t bad kids, they just made a bad choice and that's two different things. And the administrator in the room sarcastically asked “If knew where I was” with a chuckle, implying that I didn’t realize that these kids were being reprimanded. I instantly posed that I did, coming to their defense explaining that just because they were being punished, didn’t mean that they couldn’t turn it around in the