In a culture of gratitude, it is no longer good enough to give lukewarm applause. Give wholehearted applause or appreciation and reach out to that person on a one to one level. Speak to them individually as close to the completion of the delightful event as possible. That may be in person, letter, by telling the person you will spread the word about them. If there was something delightful, it was a gift. The repayment is for you to go out of your way to personally connect and tell others about the experience, not as an “Instagram” way of bragging, but as a way to celebrate someone else and offer them a gift in return: respect (Godin 2010, 172).
In the classroom, there are ample opportunities to give thanks to others. Especially if students are given the opportunity to choose their own way of showing what they have learned. That will offer the possibility of people using their talents to create something that is delightful. It wouldn't happen if they got a 100% on their multiple choice vocabulary test. When giving people the scary freedom of making their own map, the opportunity to dazzle exists.
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