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Wara Maknojia Period 4
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program mentioned in the article would be unsuccessful because the children value candy more than money. It is pretty obvious that every kids favorite day is Halloween because they get free candy and get to dress up as their favorite character. There would be no point for the child to dress up and get excited to get candy if they would be giving the candy to their dentist.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
In a way, if the child is old enough then yes. Older kids would definitely sell their candy from Halloween in order to get money because then they can go out and buy something that they like instead of having to eat the candy that they can get from anywhere.
An unintended consequence that can arise from this act can be that since everyone will be taking their halloween candy to the dentist, or at least the parents will make their kids there could be a consequence where the child will not enjoy halloween anymore if that means that they can't keep their candy. Which would mean that less and less kids would want to participate.
Salman Bawani
Period 4
2. The program of kids selling their candies may not work if the child values the taste of candy more than money. Since these are children they do not usually have a lot of use for money. The point of Halloween for most kids is to get and eat candy so giving it to a dentist sort of defeats the purpose.
3. In order to sell a pound of candy the dentist would need to give me $5. If I had five or fifty pounds of candy I could potentially sell I would always keep a pound to eat myself.
Unintended Consequences - If the dentist is buying the candy for more than it was worth then the child could use that money to buy more candy. Also the child could just sell all the candy that they do not like ad then just buy candy they do ike with the money they just bought.
Varsha Martin
2nd pd
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
The behavior that might be used by dentist to subsidize is to have little candy to prevent cavities.Many denists will say that Halloween candy should be eaten (and other sugary foods) with meals or shortly after mealtime. Saliva production increases during meals. This helps cancel out acids produced by bacteria in your mouth and rinse away food particles.For example an example of a health care trying to encourage healthy behavior will be that they will recommand nuts or even eating raisins instead of candy.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program that is been aasigned in the blog wouldn't really work because child wou;ld want more candy than money which makes sense because Halloween is famous for allowing them to get candy taht they love.Kids get some utility from “the hunt,” or at least that it is costless to kids to continue to go to houses for as long as they are allowed, then the result is that kids will get as much candy as is offered to them, regardless of how much or little they value it.
Unitendede Consequence-The candy that they got from a denist will make child to sell it for money in which allows child not only hate candy but also to not respect the money they got.This can cause the child to not like Halloween or any candy in particular as to what the experiement that dentist give.This led to haveing less kids to like Halloween and the idea of Trick O Treating in general.
Ryan Hunter
6th Period
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
One of the primary behaviors dentists might want to subsidize is brushing teeth or flossing regularly. There are multiples ways to achieve this, but I don't think money is the best way to do this, seeing how kids don't really have a concept of money
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Children do not value money in the same way that adults do. Kids are too young to understand money and it's importance and value candy much higher than money
One unintended consequence of this program is that kids expect a monetary reward for doing the right thing
2nd Period
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I do not think the amount of money will influence the children's decision to sell some candy, because children do not truly understand the value of money at the time. They go from house to house as a fun game where they can receive a prize at the end-candy.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
I think the randomization of selling the candy would cause less children to participate, because the children may get rid of the candy they like the most. If the most damaging candy's were priced higher, the children probably would sell due to their parents persuading them to do so. However, if the damaging candy was one that they see on commercials frequently, children would be less likely to see,since they are familiar with the commercial.
Unintended consequences
-The money that the dentist gives the children could prompt the children to buy more from the store. Also, the children may not celebrate Halloween anymore, because the dentist are getting rid of the incentive to hunt for candy.
Aneeka Khan
4th period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
I believe the program above would be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption because children don't value money as much as they value their hard earned candy. The reason Halloween is most kid's favorite holiday is because of the hard work kids put in to go from house to house for free candy, so giving the candy to the doctor belittles all the hard work the kid put in.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
If I were to run around from house to house for at least 3 hours, I wouldn't sell my one pound of Halloween candy for less than $20. It's not the candy that matters as much as my hard work while getting the candy. I would sell 4 pounds of candy and leave a pound for my personal indulgences. If I had 50 pounds I would sell about 45 pounds of it and make some profit.
Unintended consequence:
Kids would expect a monetary award for every time that they give up something that betters their own health.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
with a collection of 1 pound of candy, I would be happy to sell my candy for about $5. Since I don't eat or like much candy too much, I don't value it as much and thus I would give it up for something that I could buy instead of letting rot in a cabinet. With five pounds of candy, I would gladly sell almost all 5 pounds and leave a couple of pieces to get monetary value to where I can buy something more useful than candy which I don't love too much. With 50 pounds of candy, I would sell 49 pounds and leave the rest to share with friends.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes, the amount of money a child has will definitely influence the decision to sell candy. Richer children will not value the monetary value of trading as much because they already have access money. Middle class children however will probably value money more than candy since they do not have as much access to money.
One unintended consequence would be that parents may buy cheap candy to turn into dentists for a slight profit by giving their kids more "halloween candy."
Namisha Mithani
Period 6
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program would be unsuccessful because of the fact that some parents would force their kids to go trick or treating so they can sell their candy. The whole experience of Halloween soukd be ruined for some of all of the kids.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
it may influence the older children because they would want more money so they would go trick or treating just to sell the candy. However, little kids value candy more than money.
Unintended consequence would be that the children can buy more candy from the store and sell it to the dentist instead of going trick or treating.
1. Dentists might also try to subsidize good flossing of teeth. At my old dentist, if he could tell that you were flossing frequently and taking good care of your teeth then your name would be entered into a raffle for prizes.
4. If a child already has an amount of money that they consider to be substantial or significant, then they may not sell as much candy as they would otherwise because they may believe that they already have enough money and they could get by with what they currently have.
One unintended consequence that may occur is children beginning to expect a monetary reward whenever they do something good.
period 6
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
- This program would be unsuccessful because it will cause kids to collect the candy for money or it will have the side effect of parents forcing their kids to sell their candies because its a "healthier" choice causing a lot of dissatisfaction for the whole Halloween experience.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
- A whole pound is a lot of candy... so assuming i only got fun sized snickers and assuming the snickers are about ~16 grams making it about 28 fun sized snickers a pound i would probably sell it for $35. 5 pounds would just be $175. and 50 pounds $1750.
Lloyd Videau
6th period
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes the amount of money they have already will defiantly influence heir choice. If a wealthy child with a surplus of money has the choice he would likely sell little of his candy if any.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
Making the candy selection for money random will decrease the number of participants because many children have a favorite that they would not want to risk losing. If the most bad for teeth candies were valued highest I don't believe that would affect participants too much, depending on who.
Unintended consequence: It kind of ruins the exciting tradition of halloween, the one time a year you can pad up on candy and feast.
David Adeogba
6th Period
2) Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
If one is to give children money, it is best to think about what children will use their money for. The reason this program might fail would be that children might use their newly earned money to buy candy. Depending on how much they are payed for their candy, you may decrease the amount of candy they eat slightly. Another issue is that kids may just treat the dentist as a way to trade in the candy they hate for better types and eat the one they like.
4) Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
No, I'm pretty sure that children will be children no matter what. If a child gets money to buy candy, most of the time they will. I believe that it is more of an age thing. As people get older, they lose their sweet tooth and their desire for candy lessens.
Meryl Zachariah pd 2
2) The children can just turn in the candy that they did not like and would not eat to start off with. They can buy cheaper candy and make profit by selling it to the dentists. The odds of children looking past the enough to influence their preference towards healthier decisions is probably lower than intended. They can merely focus on the money they can get in exchange for candy and just go get more using that money itself.
4) Children of 2016 have access to more money in comparison to how much we did. Considering this, the value of MORE money may not seem as significant since the candy would be the thing they're lacking at the moment.Therefore, theyll keep the candy as opposed to the money.
unintended consequence: It is very possible that money being a monetary incentive for simply using some energy to collect all the candy they can trigger a new desire for possession of money. They may begin to find other sources for money since money can go a long way for little kids.
Laura Rezmer-Cooper
Period 2
4)Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Kids these days have way more money than kids in the past did. We also have way more opportunities to get and earn money. Yes, if a kid has a lot of money, they will be less likely to want more when they have a bag of yummy candy. Why would a kid opt to have more money and no candy? They would opt to have money and candy, so that they can be satisfied with both candy and money. So if a child has the amount of money they want at the moment they will see more money as less important as the candy they have just gotten. So if a child has money at the moment, they will more likely keep the candy and not opt in for the money since it is the candy they want not the money at that time. Therefore, kids will keep the candy and not take the money.
Unintended Consequence- Selling candy that you wait all year to receive takes the fun out of getting it. Kids wouldn't want to go out and get it if they ca just buy it with the money that they have. The consequences would be that the point of Halloween would be lost, and the collection of candy wouldn't really be fun anymore.
3) How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
Money and candy are two very important things. A pound of halloween candy could be a lot depending on how expensive or how valuable the type of candy one has. If I had specific type of candy then i would sell it for a lot of money. On average i would say that i would sell a pound of candy for about $20-$30. If I had five pounds of candy i think that i would be in over my head. That much candy would probably go for quite a lot of money in my case. If it was special candy, then it wold go for even more money. If i had five pounds of candy than i would sell it for around $50-$80, considering on the type of candy. Now if i had 50 pounds of candy, i would probably be staring at death in the face. That is so much candy. I would probably sell 50 pounds of candy for around $200 or more, depending on the type of candy that i would receive.
Unintended Consequence- The unintended consequence could be that we lose the special candy that we have waited for. Though we would get a lot of money, we would lose the fact that we had some really good candy, putting kids into a sad state and not really considering the candy very special anymore.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
They way I would determine the amount of money needed to sell any amount of candy is based on what it is all worth. I would make sure that my starting price is the equal value of the candy. Once that's settled I will begin to negotiate to where I'm able to make a decent profit. Since I'm giving up something for somebody I want to squeeze all of my benefits that I can.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I think a child with more money will only influence them to get more money. As humans, we are never satisfied with our monetary status. We always believe that we need more and that what we have at the moment isn't enough. Also if they realize that they can sell their candy and make a profit they can use the little profit money to buy some of the candy they initially sold.
The unintended consequence: The unintended consequence would be that the dentist office offices have to shell out money just for the kids. While this is good for the kids it's bad for the dentists because the amount of people who go to the dentists will decrease. This is money they will most definitely be losing out on since the money they are supposed to be earning is being given away.
Shaban Momin
4th Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program would be unsuccessful because after trading in the candy for cash the kids may go and purchase the candies they really like which in the end had no sole purpose in reducing the consumption of candy. I also think that it may also defeat the fun of Halloween because it's meant to go out and get candy for little kids.
4) Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I do not think the amount of money will influence the children's decision to sell candy, because children at a young age do not understand what. However if the kid is older and does know about money and its concept then it is possible for them to sell candy.
Unintended Consequence - Kids might just buy cheap candy and just trade them in to the dentists for cash defeating the sole purpose of the Halloween tradition and staying healthy.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program if anything might encourage kids to buy more candy.They rather have the candy than money. It really just depends on the age group their dealing with. The little kids rather have candy than money because they rather have chocolates and other sugary stuff instead of just having money. The program has to target a specific age group.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I think that people who are older understand the value of money more. They are more likely to give up what they have for extra cash to get their own personal things. Its a good easy way to get cash from a teenagers perspective.It depends on how much they already have and how much money they are getting paid for each piece. The more money a person has the more likely they will sell.
Unintended Consequence- This can teach children they don't always have to work hard for their money. It's showing there's an easy way out of some stuff. Also, it makes kids think they can always get something out of someone by selling their candy or something less of value.
4th
2. I think one way this program could fail is that dentists might underestimate the value children place on candy, especially the young ones. The main trick-or - treaters during Halloween are kids ten and under, and at this age they only understand immediate gains like eating candy and dont really grasp the concept of future gains such as money. Because of this, they may be less inclined to participate.
5. I think if the candy was randomly selected and not chosen by the kid to sell, there would be less participation because the children would fear losing their favorite candies just for money. The candy obviously placed at a higher value than money if they did not attempt to sell them when they chose to, so taking the choice away could lead to kids refusing to participate.
Jithin Joy
Period 4
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
A: The money the kids make from selling their Halloween candy can be used to buy even more candy. And also since they are kids, they might want candy more instead of money.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
A: As they are kids, they won't really have a understanding of what money is worth. In their minds, the candy would be of higher value than the money since it's what they are interested in.
Unintended consequences: An unintended consequence that this may is that some parents may buy very cheap candy, and trade them in for more money by using this system.
Rizna Noorani
2nd period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
A program like this may be unsuccessful because the incentive doesn't appeal to kids of all ages. Younger kids would rather keep their candy than give it away for paper money that only their parents can use. The incentive also doesn't completely eliminate the consumption of candy among kids.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I think that the amount of money a child has will influence the decision to sell candy because if the child already has a significant amount of money saved up then he/she will be less inclinded to sell their candy. Vice versa, if a child has very little savings then he/she will be more likely to sell some candy for a profit.
2) a reason why this program might not work is because it might not appeal to kids of a young age. When kids are young money is not a neccerary thing in their life so why would they have an incentive to sell.
4) the amount of money a child has can influence if they sell or not. If a kid is rich and spoiled then they have no need to sell compared to a child living in a poor home.
Unintended consequence: kids could use the money they receive from dentists to buy even more candy which would just make the entire program pointless.
Sabrina Tortolero
6th period
2. 2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
- I believe that the this program although smart, kids may just take the money given to them by their dentist and reuse it to buy candy they actually like, and just sell the candy they really aren't interested in eating. The dentist then is literally playing the kids or his patients to go buy their favorite candy in exchange for the candy they don;t like which is a way that this program may be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
- By randomly picking candy the program would me much more effective, most likely. Participation in the program would then differ from kids looking to get more candy to kids who value money more than they value candy. Numbers may be less but the idea then becomes more effective so children wont have to eat candy.
Unintended consequences: Children may sell undesired candy and buy candy that they prefer. Also,if the dentistry was to pay the children for the candy they would essentially be losing money. Also, the candy they buy may not be worth what they pay for it.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
- This program could be successful for the kid's that know what money is and what they can do with that money,but for those kids in their early ages that yet not developed the concept of money in their minds would not work. Because when you offer that little kid money, which in their mind a piece of paper, or a candy which in their mind, a pill to heaven that kid would probably choose the candy.
4. 4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
- No, no matter how much a child or a human generally has influences their motivation to earn more. Because as humans it's in our nature to want more and our society is build up in a way to keep us want more. Our society puts more and more incentives in our daily lifes to keep us working and wanting more, it even gives us credit cards to buy the new products that we can't afford to buy and it keeps us working so we can pay those bills. This is similar for a kid too I remember from myself how much money I was collecting in Eids, I was kissing the hands of those people (so they can give me money) that I have already kiss in a hope that they might have forgot that they gave money to me before.
Unintended Consequences: We are already living in a life that is concentrated on money or aim is money, our goals are money and our dreams are money. We don't choose the job that we love but the job that would make as earn more money because of this Capitalist System. Let the kids live their childhood and don't let them interfere in this system in this early ages. #Candy4Kids
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
Insurance companies give reduction to people who are non-smokers because they are less of a health risk for several diseases like lung cancer.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
It depends on the situation. I don't think a parent will want to make a dentist appointment just so that their child can give the dentist candy in exchange for getting who knows how much. Is the system like a tootsie roll is worth X amount, but a recess cup is worth XX amount.
Nima Jamshidi
Period 2
Question 3: Personally, I don't care about candy so I would be trying to get as much money as I could. This is just because I value the money higher than I value the candy. Following that reasoning, I would sell all of it.
Question 4: Yes, this is because, depending on how much money the kid already has, they may value the candy higher than the additional money. If this is the case, they may not want to sell the candy. Small children generally don't have their own money set aside since their parents still pay for they're stuff anyway. So a child might not value money highly at all since they're so used to their parents taking care of everything anyway.
Negative Incentives: Kids only sell the candy they don't like and use the money to buy more of the candy they do like. Kids go out and buy cheap candy and sell it for a profit to the dentists.
Mervin Cherian
Period:2
2. Why might aprogram, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Money may not work with all kids. Younger kids would rather want candy rather than money, so some kids may not want to trade in their candy for money. Another reason why this program might be unsuccessful could be that once they trade candy in for money, they can if the wanted to buy more candy with the money they got.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
No this would not since as the article stated about candy, it does not matter how much they already have, as long as they are given the chance to collect, they will collect candy. In just the same way no matter how much money one gets, if they have the chance to get more, they will try to get more. This are just basic human tendencies.
2. The procedure stated up above will not help with decreasing candy consumption since the more dentists are putting out the offer to buy candy (intending to take away the excess candy away from the children), the more candy will be valued (especially if it is handed out on Halloween and is free for the taking) and children will try to get as much candy as possible. And the huge amounts of candy sitting in the pantry causes more incentive for the kids to sneak off a few pieces each day, as there are lots that won't be missed.
3. As the supply of candy that I have in stock goes up, the price for which I am willing to part with each pound will grow smaller. (Assume that the candy obtained was for free. Also that I am only interested in the economic gains that candy can bring me and not my own pleasure of consumption) For a pound of candy, I would want to either partition it randomly into eight ounce baggies instead of selling them a a whole (say around 75 cents each bag). For five pounds of candy, I would probably sell them for $1 each or so. And for fifty pounds of candy, I would sell in packaged bulk (around 5 bags or so for around $2.5).
-6th
Marcella Winfiele
Period 6
Questions:
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
This program is unsuccessful because kids like candy, and in their eyes it is considered a treat. Also, young adults as well as parents still like candy. Thus, the it is hard to reduce the amount of candy consumption.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
No, I believe that it does not really influence his or her decision, for looking at younger kids they view candy as a treat, yet they do not understand the true value of money.
per.2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
this program will only prove to be unsuccessful because at this age kids don't want much in their life except candy and fun. most kids at this age do not want money. teenagers and adults also love candy so to reduce candy consumption will be extremely hard overall.
4.do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? in what way?
no, because even though some might say the poorer kids will value money higher than the richer ones, I do not think so because kids especially the younger ones do not know the true value of money so they will not value money as high as candy. most kids like stated in the article, it does not matter how much candy they have as long as they are given the opportunity to get more they will continue to do so.
Minnu Augustine
Period 2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
-To children, candy is their most prized possession especially during Halloween time. They do not necessarily see money to be more important that candy. Parents could encourage their children to participate, but I think few children would want to turn in their candy for money on their own. There are also people that consume candy other than just children, so the program would have to be very well-known to be successful.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
-Participation in the program would decrease if the candy were selected randomly. Most people are willing to give away what they do not want in and keep what they value most. Random selection means no choice to keep what you like, so basically no fun. People focused on the monetary would be willing the most dentally damaging candies, but I do not think increasing the price would affect what candies the people willing to sell too much.
Sonia Gupta
Period 2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption? I believe the program would be unsuccessful because of how some parents may make their children go trick or treating just to profit from the candy. It would ruin the whole halloween experience for the kids.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes, I do think the amount of money a child has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy. It is human nature to always strive for more and somewhat never be satisfied with our current situations. The amount of money they have already will defiantly influence heir choice. If a wealthy child with a surplus of money has the choice he would likely sell little of his candy if any. Unintended consequence: It is very possible that money being a monetary incentive can trigger a new desire for the possession of money.
Daniel Doucet
Period 2
2. Kids do not have fully developed frontal lobes, and cannot form the 'right' decision when it comes to being offered a healthier choice. The kid will not think of "cavities now; no cavities later", they'll think "candy now; chump change". This subsidizing should not be put in place and instead the parents of kids who go trick or treating need to let the kids know to spread out their candy consumption so that they aren't destroying their diet/teeth.
3. It would be very hard to price a pound of candy arbitrarily, as different candies have different values. However the main problem in pricing is to not set the price too high, as otherwise the child might be able to purchase a pound of candy they like the most and still make a profit. There is a fundamental flaw in paying kids for the money unless the trade is exactly even, which is almost impossible by weight of the candy.
An unintended consequence of this program might be that kids will stay out even longer so that they can eat their typical Halloween candy amount AND get some money on the side.
2. The program would be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption because the kids would still eat all the candy that they like and just sell the ones they don't like and wouldn't be eating anyways. The kids won't learn to eat better because they would just be not eating their candy due to the incentive, not because they actually formulated the idea that candy is bad for their health. They won't be able to apply this knowledge in their everyday diet because their would not be an incentive anymore.
4. The amount of money a child has can influence whether they participate in selling their candy because for a kid who already has a lot of money in their piggy bank, the incentive might seem to not be all that enticing because it wouldn't earn him/her much more money. But if a child doesn't have a lot of money in the first place, he has the idea that selling his candy is a good profit because he has practically nothing compared to the amount that they're offering, so the margin of difference in the money he has now vs. the money he will have after selling is more tempting.
An unintended affect of this might be that the kids would start getting an obscene amount of candy by means that aren't as moral than usual like taking more candy than they should or stealing from other kids. It also destroys the spirit of the holiday because kids would just see this as a way to earn money than a time to enjoy dressing up and going door to door.
Jake Hudson
Pye 6
2) Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption? The program mentioned in the article would be unsuccesful because children do not value money like they do candy. At their age, everything gets bought for them such as clothes and toys, therefore, they value candy much more than they do money.
4) Do you think the amount if money a child has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way? I believe the amount of money a child has, will have no bearing on their decision to sell candy or not. The reason is that children do not buy their own things anyways so no matter how rich or poor they are it will not effect them to sell candy or not.
Unintented Consequence: By bringing their candy to the dentist, it would lead to candy not being as popular which would severly hurt the candy business and would thus hurt the economy.
Jasmine Patience
Period 2
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
The price that a child would need to be paid would have an inverse relationship with how much candy they have. The less candy they have, the more valuable it is to them, thus the higher the price is going to be for just one piece. The more candy they have, the more willing they will become to give the candy away for a lower price.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
Picking randomly would increase the price the child is willing to sell the candy for. If there is a chance that their favorite candy will be sold they'll be less willing to put it up for sale in the first place. The most dentally damaging candies are not always the most valuable candies to children as each of their own individual tastes differs.
Unintended Consequence: Parents may be inclined to simply buy candy from the store at a cheaper price than the dentist is buying it for, thus ruining the whole point of the process.
Gabrielle Le
Period 6
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The article states that kids are likely to keep trick-or-treating just for the sake of getting candy (the "hunt"). Based on this reasoning, they are probably going to eat the same amount of candy regardless of how much they get. So this program might be unsuccessful if the children sell only the candy they wouldn't otherwise eat, and still consume the same amount. Also children at young ages do not have a very good understanding of money, which is usually based on their parents' teaching. If they don't grasp the value of money, then a program like this wouldn't be successful.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
If I were a child selling candy, it would most likely depend on how much candy I had. On average though, I would probably want at least $5-$10 for one pound of candy. If I had five pounds, I would probably sell 2 or 3 pounds of it. If I had fifty pounds, I would probably sell 40 pounds of it and save the rest. It does depend on the type of candy, how much candy I have, how much money I have, etc.
Some unintended consequences of a program like this could be kids getting candy and trick-or-treating just to get money. They'd probably run from house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood to get as much candy as possible, and not for the fun of trick-or-treating. It's an easy way to earn money, and I wouldn't be surprised if some children took advantage of the system and bought cheap candy to sell back for a higher price. Instead of doing it for healthier teeth and a monetary bonus, they would be getting candy and selling it just for money.
2.Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Most children who are trick or treating do not necessarily have a desire or wish for money and would much rather prefer to just eat their candy then get money in return.
4.Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes, if the child doesn't have a lot of money they will probably sell more candy but if money is not a problem then they may sell a little portion if any at all.
Unintended Consequence- the child could sell all the candy they don't want and then use the money to buy more candy.
Period 4
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Halloween is a holiday made just for kids. As youngsters, all kids want are candy. This program would be unsuccessful because kids would hold candy at a greater value than money. Therefore, they would have no incentive to trade in their candy for money. Also, candy is extremely well liked and it would be harder to get people to stop eating candy. In addition, kids will only most probably trade in candy that they do not like. This does not really create an incentive because they would be eating the unhealthy candy anyway.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I do believe the amount of money a child has will influence his or her decision to sell candy. If a child has more money, they will keep their candy. If a child has less money, they will choose to sell his or her candy.
Unintended consequence: Kids could use their money to buy cheaper candy and sell it to the dentists to make a profit.
2. The program mentioned in the article might be unsuccessful because kids don't always see the value of money. So, not all children would be willing to give up their hard earned delicious candy for a couple of useless cents. Furthermore, I think that candy given to dentist would be the leftover or unwanted candy anyway, so it wouldn't do much to change the amount of candy consumed.
4. The amount of money a child has will greatly influence their decision to sell candy. Considering most children only have short-term goals, if a child already has the game they want of the new action figure, then they would see no reason to give up their beloved candy for something of seemingly no value. On the other hand, a kid still saving up for their item of choice probably would be more will to sell their candy to acquire something greater in value.
Period 6
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
-Along with eating less surgery foods that are harmful to our dental health, dentists would also want to subsidize good habits like flossing and brushing twice daily by using toy bins or other forms of rewards for kids at their offices. Another example of different healthcare providers encouraging healthy lifestyle choices is what my little cousin's pediatrician does for younger kids. When children come in for their physicals, the doctors will ask them questions about their daily habits that affect their health, and if the doctors approve of their habits, they let the kids pick out a healthier version of kid snacks like popsicles or gummy bears.
3. How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
- As much as I love candy, I would want to sell a good portion of my stash to make a profit but also keep a few pounds for myself to indulge on. To sell one pound of Halloween candy, I would price it between 6-12 dollars depending on the type of candy I'm selling. The more popular the candy brand is, the higher I would price it. If I had 5 pounds of candy, I would try to sell the majority of it and leave half a pound to a full pound for myself. If i had 50 pounds of candy, I would most likely keep around 5 pounds and sell the other 45. That would leave me content with enough candy and easy money made.
Unintended Consequence-
Children could use the money from the dentists to not only buy more candy but other sugary snacks and unhealthy treats aside from candy. This ultimately defeats the purpose of what the dentists attempted to prevent, children consuming foods that are harmful to their dental health.
Hannah Enyioma 6th
2) A program like this may not reduce candy consumption because children will realize that they could sell part of their candy to their dentist and keep the other part to themselves. This could actually promote deception and candy consumption.
3) I would sell one pound of candy for $15. I would sell 3 pounds of candy if I had 5 pounds and I would sell 45 pounds of candy if I had 50 pounds.
An unintended consequence of this program could be a greater demand for candy sold commercially. Children could sell candy they bought from the store to their dentists for a profit of dentists but the candy for more than worth.
2) Many kids hold candy more valuable than money. More kids care about having candy than money. Therefore, this program would be unseccesful because children wouldn't sell their candy.
4) I would sell one pound for $5. If I had five pounds, I would sell all 5 pounds. If I had 50 pounds, I would sell all 50 pounds.
2. This program is unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption because kids value candy much more than they value money. These 10 and under kids do not know the meaning of a dollar, so they would much rather have sweets. If anything, the children would just give the candy they want anyways.
4. If a child comes from a wealthy family, money will most likely not influence his or her decision to sell candy. He or she will not know they true value of a dollar and would not care too much. However, if a child comes from a low income family, the child might have some sort of understanding of the value of money, and he or she is more likely to sell their candy.
An unintended consequence could be that children would trick or treat just to get money. The holiday of Halloween would be ruined. Kids would not trick or treat to have fun but rather to get more money.
Vanessa Marcano
Period 2
Victor Varghese
Period: 2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Ans: This program will be unsuccessful because they are "kids" and kids tend to value candy than money. I think more adults will trick or treat because now they can earn money through Halloween and this will ruin the fun kids have.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Ans: No, because the children really don't know how much value money have. Since they are kids their parents will be buying things for them. So kids actually don't care about saving money.
Period 4
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
Dentists are always looking for ways to help children and adults improve their dental hygiene. Another behavior dentists might want to support would be to not only prevent the risk of losing their teeth to diseases but to reduce that risk via healthier food choices and increased use of dental products. One great example of an attempt at encouraging the healthier behavior is Michelle Obama's HHFKA, a bill that set new nutrition standards for school meals while expanding access to taxpayer-funded breakfast and lunch to millions of students.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Health programs, like the one above, might be unsuccessful in part because 1) Only a select number of dentists might be open to the program, 2) The net amount that kids will be getting for turning in their candy might be unsatisfactory, 3) The net amount that dentists are giving to kids is too high resulting in a loop where children can buy more candy and sell it to the dentists for more, 4) There might be requirements to participate in the program, and/or 5) It's first-come-first-serve, meaning that families living farther away from their dentist might be unable or unwilling to drive to the dentist.
An unintended consequence can be that children will make a profit from the program by selling their candy, buying more candy from the local store, and then sell it for more. I'm sure this isn't likely, but the possibility is there.
4) Yes because the more of something I have, the less I will want it.
2) Preference among kids is different compared to adults. Kids live in the now and don't see money as important as candy. No matter how logical the choice to turn is to turn over their candy, kids have a huge sweet tooth.
Adults might use their children to make a quick buck, there will always be scammers looking for an angle. People could easily force their children to give up their sweets for the money.
Kendall Truong
Period 2
2. Children have a different perspective when it comes to the value of money or just sweets. Most kids would take candy over money because they wouldn't know what to spend if they had money. As a result, the program will be unsuccessful because of the inability of spending.
4. Yes, based on what they currently have, they can sell their delicious candy to achieve to buy something that they always wanted, such as a new device or a toy. Children only "want" things, never understanding the obstacles or the work they have to do to achieve said reward.
An unintended consequence of this could be a greater demand of candy if this program were to go through. It would ruin the culture of Halloween and kids would demand candy in return for more money.
3) I would sell one pound of candy for about $7. If I had 5lbs of candy I would sell about 2lbs. If I have 50lbs I would probably sell 40lbs.
4)The amount of money a child has does influence their decision to sell candy. The more money they have the less desire they have to sell the candy. They would want their candy more then the money. If they have less money, they would want to sell more of candy to get the money.
6th period
4) Yes, because if a child already has some money, then they may value their candy more than money so they won't sell it. Also, children do not place as much value on money as adults do.
5) Participation would decrease because kids do not want to give up their favorite candies. If the more dentally damaging candy was sold at a higher price, then more of that candy would be given up by the children.
An unintended consequence could be that dentists won't make any money. Without any children coming to their clinic with tooth pains after Halloween, they may lose some money. Also, they will have a plethora of candy and nothing to do with it.
4th Period
Question #2 - children that are young enough to be very serious about trick or treating likely value candy more than money, so the dentists may be unsuccessful in persuading the children to trade.
Question #3 - I would need to be paid $15 for a pound of candy. To get a pound of candy from trick or treating, it would take a lot of time and effort that is very valuable to me. If I had 5 pounds of candy I would sell 4, and if I had 50 pounds of candy I would sell 49. I only need 1 pound of candy for myself, -all else is excess that is worth less to me than the money.
Unintended Consqequence - the children may expect an incentive for more than just giving up candy, and it could ultimately result in an increase in candy demand as children may want to make more money.
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
Dentists might offer to give kids free toothbrushes and toothpaste if their teeth are clean every time they come for a cleaning. This can motivate children to brush their teeth more and parents to promote brushing teeth in the household. Another example similar to this is when doctors give children a lollipop after a shot.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Some kids may just rather choose to eat the candy by analyzing opportunity cost. Dentists are most likely not going to offer a very large price for the candy because they may go out of business if they do that for every child. In addition, some children may just use the money to buy different candy that they like more.
Dennis Laison
2nd Period
John ABraham
Period 6
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Most children will not understand this process and Children normally do not have a use for money at this age. And this will cost many Dentist firms a Fortune to execute.
Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Most children who go trick or treating are very young and since most parents provide for there children they normally would not know the value of a dollar, But i do think that if a child is from a smaller income background he will be more prone to selling because he or shee will have a larger understanding on how much a dllar is worth
Unintended consequence would be Parents buying children candy just to go and bring it to the dentist for profit.
Anu Thomas
Period 2
Question #2- It is more than likely that although the dentists may offer some monetary value for the candy, the value that is offered for a certain amount will me much less than how much the candy is worth to the kids. Kids greatly enjoy accumulating large amounts of candy on Halloween even if they are not allowed to eat it all at once because it is the only time of year when they will have access to so much candy. If the monetary value offered for the candy is too low, which is most likely will be. it would be mroe beneficial for the kids to simply hold their candy and reduce consumption to make the candy load last a long time rather than sell the candy because their efforts of trick or treating would have been wasted.
Question #1- Another behavior that dentists might want to subsidize within kids is to think more economically and rationally in their decisions. By offering to pay children for their Halloween candy, it would encourage kids to develop analyatical and decision making skills because they would begin to learn from a young age to analyze the pros and cons of a choice before making a decision rather than making choices off of a whim based on emotions, a skill that they could transfer on to later in life. Other examples of healthcare providers offering initatives promote healthy behavior is when insurance companies often offer lower rates and prices to people who are healther and less likely to have serious or terminal healthcare problems.
An unintended consquence that could arise from the program is that children could begin to learn from a young age to expect some sort of benefit or incentive, either monetary or otherwise, to make good decisions. Rather than choose not to eat all the Halloween candy for their own health benefit or make choices in the future for their own well-being, children would make all of their choices based on the rewards that are offered to them. They would not develop any self-motivation to do what is right, whether it be to themselves or to others, because they would expect a reward for every good deeed.
Milen Thomas
Period 6
3 How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
I would need about 5 dollars to sell a pound of Halloween Candy. I would sell 3 pounds of halloween candy. I would sell 25 pounds of candy if I had 50 pounds.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes I do because if the child had a large sum of money then he would be more reluctant to sell the candy since he already has money.
Anjana Thomas
Period 2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program will likely be unsuccessful because Halloween is targeted to children of younger ages and they generally have no value for money at that time so when having a comparison Candy Vs. Money, candy will be met as more of a prized possession.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
As stated earlier, most children don't have much value for money so they wont be compelled to sell as much money as a child who does have a sense in money and finds worth in it.
Tess Matzakos
Period 2
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
Dentists may want to subsidize healthy dental behaviors like brushing your teeth daily and flossing. They could also go along the lines of the candy issue and subsidize drinks such as sodas that can be bad for your teeth. An example of a health provider encouraging healthy behavior could be when they offer discounts or have a lower rate for those with healthier lifestyles such as nonsmokers.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Because many of the children who are trick or treating are very young, they may not find as much value in getting money for their candy as an older child or teenager might see it so the younger kids may still consume a large amount of candy.
Unintended consequence: Children could sell undesired candy and use that money to buy more of their preferred candy which defeats the purpose the dentists intended. Also the dentists would be loosing money because they would not only be paying for the candy but also potentially loosing profit from fixing cavity related issues.
Nicole Aguilar
4th Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Because children, especially small children, are not interested in money and would just rather eat the candy they earned from trick or treating. Besides, the children could simply buy back the candy they sold if dentists gave money for candy, so what's the point of doing the program if children will gain candy back anyways? Exactly, there is no point.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
It would absolutely influence the child's decision to sell candy to the dentists. On one hand, let's say a child wants the latest and greatest video game on the market but doesn't have enough money to buy it. If the child sells the candy they got on Halloween, they could gain enough money to buy that video game they always wanted. On the other hand, if a child is younger and spoiled, they won't want to sell the candy they got because they are sugar addicts.
Unintended Consequence: An unintended problem could be that a child buys loads of candy from the store only to sell it at the dentist's office to earn even more money than what they got it for. Another unintended consequence could be that the spirit of Halloween could be ruined because children are competing for candy just so they can earn a profit from dentists.
Jose De Leon
2nd Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption? I think the program will be a failure because of the profit the kids will be getting from their dentists. This program does not really make sense to me because wouldn't the kids just putchase so more sweets from the money their getting from the dentists thus making the process not make any sense
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way? I think money will have a heavy influence on if kids want more money. It is sort of a human instinct to get more money and not just have the same forever
Unintended consequence: the purpose of the dentists giving money back will give kids the desire for money expecting something in return for giving.
Jose De Leon
2nd Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption? I think the program will be a failure because of the profit the kids will be getting from their dentists. This program does not really make sense to me because wouldn't the kids just putchase so more sweets from the money their getting from the dentists thus making the process not make any sense
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way? I think money will have a heavy influence on if kids want more money. It is sort of a human instinct to get more money and not just have the same forever
Unintended consequence: the purpose of the dentists giving money back will give kids the desire for money expecting something in return for giving.
Period 2
#2.Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
Because if the children are too young to completely grasp the concept of money, then they will likely value the candy over it.
#3.How much money would you need to be paid to sell a pound of Halloween candy? How much candy would you sell if you had five pounds? What about fifty pounds?
The amount of money I would need to be paid to sell a pound of candy would depend on how much I had. If I only had 2 pounds, I would be likely to charge more, and if I had 20 pounds I would be likely to charge a low price. If I had 5 pounds of candy I would sell about 3 pounds, but if I had 50, I would sell 45 pounds.
Unintended Consequence: The children will sell the candy they wouldn't eat and buy the candy that they would, which would defeat the purpose entirely.
6th period
2.)Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
-This program would likely be unsuccessful because of the mere fact that they are dealing with children. Ultimately, the children care more about just getting their candy and enjoying halloween, money isn't really a motive for most kids that age.
4.) Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
- I feel like it could go either ways. Yes, the amount of money they already have could influence them in such a case that they could be saving up for something in particular, like a toy or a game. But also no, because more than likely, their parents would be paying for them and the things that they want.
Unintended Consequence: For one thing, this could lead children into forgetting to just enjoy their childhood and celebrate halloween and trick or treating while they still can. Money doesn't have to be the main focus for kids during this holiday
1. What other sorts of behaviors might dentists want to subsidize? What are some other examples of when a healthcare provider tries to encourage a healthy behavior?
Dentsists are always looking for ways to encourage kids (and adults) to drink less sofa, minimize consumption of wine (adults) and coffee because of staining, and to stay away from really acidic foods that can wear away the enamel. Also, healthcare providers offer incentives such as money to the consumer to encourage healthy behavior. For example, Medicare and Medicaid both offered grants to states to encourage a healthier lifestyle for their people.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
A program like the one above may be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption because kids are always going to want candy no matter what. The chances that the child is going to use the money they received from the dentist on buying toothpaste instead of more cheaper candy is slim to none.
Jessica Jose
4th Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
The program in the article may be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption because young children are not interested in the money. They would rather have the candy than the money, everything a child needs is provided the their parents so money would most likely be the last thing on their mind. And if the child is a bit older, they might think of just giving the dentists the candy that they do not want for the money and use the money the get in return to purchase candy they would acutely like.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes, I do believe that the amount of money a child has will influence his or her decision to sell the candy. Some children might not be as fortunate as others, some would rather have the money than the candy. The less fortunate children would rather have money to buy something that would keep them warm in the winter or something to eat rather than just having candy.
Period 6
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
One reason that the program may be unsuccessful is that children value items more than money. They don't see the value of money the same way an adult might. In addition, the kids may just use the money to buy more candy due to the influence of Halloween.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
If a child has a reasonable amount money prior to attending the dentist, they will most likely keep their candy as they have little to no use for the money considering their age. If the child were to not have money, however, their decision may be different depending on their love for candy.
An unintended consequence may be that the child will use the money to buy more candy or candy that they prefer over what they already had.
Farrah Au-Yeung
4th period
Question 4: Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
-Yes. If children already gets allowance regularly from their parents, they will be less attracted to such an incentive / program for it does not them benefit as much. For instance, if children believe that they have enough allowance, they will only sell part of the candy to gain a little profit, but save the rest for themself to consume.
Question 5: Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
-If the first alternative were in place, the participation of the program would decrease. Many children would not risk losing the candy they enjoy eating most in exchange for money. The concept of monetary value is too vague for children to give up their personal wants, which, in this case, is their favorite candy. Rather, if the second alternative were in place, the participation would increase. More money creates more incentives for kids who favorite the most dentally damaging candies to give up their candies and sell them for profit. Those who were originally unwilling or indecisive would have more reason to participate in the program if the prcie was higher.
Unintended consequences: dentists lose money and don't make profit (money given to children, and children do not visit dentists to remove cavities - capitalistically, this would be an earning opportunity for dentists). Also, children learn from a young age to monetize their assets and only view the value of items in terms of money.
Erica Wong Period 2
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
-> Because children don't visit the dentist every day- most only visit twice a year. I highly doubt that parents would take time out of their work day and pull their children out of school to go and take their children to the dentist in exchange for money. On top of that, this is highly unethical because that is practically stealing money from others (the neighbors who paid for the candy) and selling it for personal profit.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
-> Yes, I think it will. If a child has already earned enough money from doing chores or has saved up enough money from their allowance, then if they don't feel the need to get more money, they won't. Or, they might value the candy more than money because they already have so much money. It's situational.
Some unintended consequences from this are how unethical it is, because it is practically stealing from the child's neighbors and using their free candy for personal profit. Which is pretty messed up, in my opinion. But to each their own.
2. What might a program, like the above be unsuccessful at reducing cany consumption?
The smarter kids would probably sell the cand they don't want, then, buy bags of candy they actually want that goes on sale after halloween.
4.Do you think the amount of money a child already will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
It likely that kids that already have a lot of money will likely not want to sell their candy.
Unintended consequence: kids could just sell candy they don't want to buy candy they do want instead. Dentists would lose money. I think that some adults might get candy from kids just to sell it .
Period 2
2 Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
It might be unsuccessful because a child might value the candy more than money or the amount of money given for candy may not be a good enough incentive.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes, the amount of money a child already has would influence his or decision to sell the candy because a child might value candy more than money if he or she already has enough money.
An unintended consequence that could occur is all the candy at a dentist would be wasted or thrown away and that children may have more of an incentive to take more candy (or all of it) from the bowls just left out in the front of a house.
2.A child's monetary motivation could potentially be overshadowed by their love for candy. Children tend to care less about money than an adult and in many cases would rather the candy instead. In addition, paying a child to selling their candy would most likely result in them using their compensation to purchase more candy
3. I would sell a pound of candy for $2 and keep this rate constant. To sell 5 pounds of candy would just be $10 and to sell 50 pounds would be $100
2. Even though the Dentists are taking the candy away from some kids, the candy will still have to go to other children. There is a circulation of candy going on so overall, the consumption does not decrease.
4. The amount of money the dentist gives the child should not matter because they already have enough candy, That means they don't place a high value on those candies.
If children start getting incentives for things they are already supposed to do, they more grow up with the mindset of expecting incentives for things that are good for them.
2. Programs like this might be unsuccessful because children at a younger age tend to value candy over money. This might change as they grow older, but candy is on the mind of every kid during Halloween.
4. The amount of money a child already has will influence how much they want to sell. If the child already has the sense of feeling rich then they will see no need in getting rid of their hard earned candy.
An unintentional consequence is the spoiled attitude that the children could potentially grow up with.
2. The program will fail because the candy cycle does not stop with the dentists not giving out candy.
4.Yes, children who have money will be less likely to sell candy since they have less motivation to; they already have money, why sell candy to get more. Kids without money will want to sell candy to make profits.
An unintended consequence would be that adults will use their children's candy as ways for making a profit, it's unethical
Sean Liu
per. 4
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Depending on how the child values between candy and money, the child's decision may vary between the two options.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
The children's behavior will definitely be influenced when they do not have the option to what candy they are giving up. A child may value a particular kind of candy more than the money the dentist offers. And when the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher, there's more incentives to encourage the kids to sell. But after all it still depends on what the children value more.
Unintended consequence: Honestly the dentists might just lose their jobs. When you are a dentist and you make money off of people's unhealthy teeth, but you decide to "buy"(with your own money) the candies from your patients to promise they have "healthier teeth". Well, these dentists should start their job applications soon or shut the program down.
Zain Bhai
Period 2
2. The program of children selling their candy may not work if the child puts the taste of candy before the money. Since they are kids, they don't really have much use of money. The point of Halloween for most children is to get and eat candy so giving the candy to a dentist sort of defeats the purpose.
3. To sell a pound of candy, the dentist would have to give me five dollars. If I had more than one pound of candy I could potentially sell, I would always keep some, like a pound, to myself so I can have the best of both worlds.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption
-instead of reducing candy consumption, kids would instead collect more candy so they could be rewarded with money, therefore, increasing the desire to consume candy
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
-the amount of money a child has will have little influence on his or her decision to sell candy. No matter how much money you have, there is always a desire to gain more. Of course a child with less money will participate, but a child with money will still partake in the reward just because it has positive benefits
Unintended consequence:
-the unintended consequence is that dentist are using this incentive to encourage kids to bring candy to them, therefore, making kids collect money and increase the amount of consumed candy instead of actually lowering it.
4th period
2. I would think the most prevalent reason that this sort of program wouldn't work is that kids aren't very good at saving for the future. So, unless they went to the dentist within a week or so of Halloween, or the parents took their candy away, I don't think the children would save.
1. Another behavior that dentists might want to subsidize would be a sort of good behavior subsidy for children with braces, in that they get payed if they go for a set amount of time without braking a part of their braces. Health care providers encourage healthy behavior by offering lower rates to young people with safe jobs and safe cars.
Unintended Consequence: The dentists would need to set a limit on how much candy is able to be turned in, otherwise people could abuse the system.
2. A candy consumption program wouldn't work because children are not capable of understanding why eating candy is bad for them or why they should stop eating candy.
4. the amount of money the child has will not affect or cause the child to sell his/her candy for money. Money isn't a concern for most young children so they value candy over money which would result in them not selling the candy.
unintended consequence: if the program started to get abused by parents then it would cause the dentist to lose large amounts of money so to counter that they should set a limit to stop children from bringing in too much candy. or the value of each peice of candy should be so small they can find a way to sell the candy or break even.
2. I think a candy consumption program would not work because kids would cheat the system in order to earn money. Either way, they could always purchase more candy with the money.
4. Kids who want more money will obviously sell more candy, whereas the kids who value the candy over monetary compensation would be less inclined to sell their hard-earned candy.
Unintended consequences will come to the dentist from those who abuse the system. There would have to be some limits on the amounts of candy brought in so that the dentist does not suffer economically.
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption
All because an incentive is given to the children to sell their candy to the dentist at that time and for the purpose of Halloween candy, doesn't mean they will stop candy consumption all together.
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
Yes because a kid who values money over candy will jump at the opportunity. If a kid doesn't have a lot of money and wants more, they'll give in to the incentive that the dentist is offering.
Unintended consequences include the fact that with the money a kid gets from the dentist, they could've gone out and bought candy for cheap in order to have both candy and money left over.
2.Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
It all depends on whether the money given is worth the candy you have. Candy is not measured by pound but measured by candy and how much candy it has. Candy Corn is worth less than a Reeses cup, therefore a pound of candy corn might be worth the amount of money the dentist will give, but a pound of Resses cups (reeses being relatively light and worth more) might not be worth the pound system that the dentist may or may not implement.
5. Right now, anyone choosing to sell candy can pick which treats they sell. How do you think participation in the program would change if the pound of candy was selected randomly from all the candy collected trick-or-treating? What if the most dentally damaging candies were priced higher?
Randomization might incentivize people who like to take chances, but those who find solidarity in stability will not like this policy. Also this policy can be taken advantage of if you only brought high priced candies with you to sell instead of lets say candy corn. High damaging candies have nothing to do with the price of candy, therefore the dentist will either give too much money for a cheap candy that is bad for your teeth or the receiver will not get enough money for their high damaging candy.
Stanley Johnson
6th Period
2. Why might a program, like the one above, be unsuccessful at reducing candy consumption?
This type of program can be a failure because young kids do not have the mental ability to see how candy is bad for their health therefore the program will not make any overwhelming change
4. Do you think the amount of money a child already has will influence his or her decision to sell some candy? In what way?
I don’t think that the amount of money will affect a child’s desire and want to earn money. I feel that the child will still sell candy maybe even more candy just to make some more money. Money is a great incentive for both kids who don’t have money and for those who do have money. But if the child has more money I feel that the child will step away and enjoy what he/she has.
2) If one is to give children money, it is best to think about what children will use their money for. The reason this program might fail would be that children might use their newly earned money to buy candy. Depending on how much they are payed for their candy, you may decrease the amount of candy they eat slightly. Another issue is that kids may just treat the dentist as a way to trade in the candy they hate for better types and eat the one they like.
3) I would need to be paid $15 for a pound of candy. To get a pound of candy from trick or treating, it would take a lot of time and effort that is very valuable to me. If I had 5 pounds of candy I would sell 4, and if I had 50 pounds of candy I would sell 49. I only need 1 pound of candy for myself, -all else is excess that is worth less to me than the money.
An unintended consequence could be that children would trick or treat just to get money. The holiday of Halloween would be ruined. Kids would not trick or treat to have fun but rather to get more money.
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