Student of the Month programs are designed to recognize student achievement and to showcase accomplishments in academics, athletics, exemplary character traits, and other categories. Spotlighting students in traditional categories can have a negative impact on peer relationships, create an imbalance in the sense of school community, and potentially breed a sense of resentment among students. But at the same time, recognition for hard work is linked to our basic human desire to feel appreciated which leads to the recognition can be directly linked to productivity.
