traditional rewards in “Iced Cream” and “How Not to Get Into College” In the “So Called Iced Cream” by Daniel Barwick and How Not to Get Into College: The Preoccupation with Preparation” by Alfie Kohn, the authors develop the message that people assume extrinsic rewards will bring joy, and satisfaction with their lives. Yet, they ultimately end up filled with regret and grief for everything they have sacrificed in the process of achieving their goal. Firstly, in “Iced- Cream”, Monty Burns is depressed