"You participated." He said patiently. "Now, let me explain how my classroom works. I don't like to punish you kids but if I have to, I have to. I would rather give you a piece of candy or a toy for behaving well." He pulled out a basket full of goodies... It was laden with stuff, from candy to bags of marbles. "See these marbles here? If you do well for so many days, and you don't use your points for candy, you get a bag of marbles. Do you see how that works? Run along to your seat and keep your head down," he said to the younger boy. Back to Bram, he said, "And you sit in your normal seat."