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Questions for Chapters 7-9
Please answer each question and make comments on the answers of at least two others.
1. Why must great teachers always act as if they like all their students?
2. Identify three myths that are often used as rationalizations of why we do not praise more often. Offer an argument that debunks each myth.
3. How can great teachers counteract colleagues who are prone to complaining about school, teaching, students and administration?
4. In what ways do teachers serve as "filters" in the school in which they teach?
5. Why do less-effective teachers not recognize the need to repair and why do they seldom work to repair? How can we work to change this pattern of behavior in ourselves and/or in others?
6. What is likely to happen in the classroom when educators become impatient and unprofessionional?
1. Why must great teachers always act as if they like all their students?
2. Identify three myths that are often used as rationalizations of why we do not praise more often. Offer an argument that debunks each myth.
3. How can great teachers counteract colleagues who are prone to complaining about school, teaching, students and administration?
4. In what ways do teachers serve as "filters" in the school in which they teach?
5. Why do less-effective teachers not recognize the need to repair and why do they seldom work to repair? How can we work to change this pattern of behavior in ourselves and/or in others?
6. What is likely to happen in the classroom when educators become impatient and unprofessionional?
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| dnsteele | Assignment 6 | 1 | Mar 21 2007, 1:14 PM EDT by ccsmith | ||
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1. All of our students deserve to be treated equally and we should have a caring attitude towards them as well. We don't want anything less for ourselves. Children can sense when we don't care or if we are just tolerating them to get through the day---we know when that happens to us. As many of you have stated, we might be the only one who does care for that child during the course of a day.I don't think a student will ever forget how they were treated by their teachers--I never did---have you? 2. Myth#1-If I praise people, they will stop working----to me , this is one of the greatest motivators you could have in the classroom not only for the struggling child but the competitive one as well--they love to be praised and will work for that praise! Myth #2-If I start praising people, I might mkss someone and hurt their feelings--What would life be like if no one took the time to give anyone a thumbs up or a kind word? I think once a person gives praise and sees the impact it has on others, it gives that person the desire to continue. It reminds me of the movie" Pay It Forward" --it's catching! Myth#3-I don't have time --I think the opposite is true. With the way life is today, we can't afford not to have the time to praise others especially children. Reading this chapter reminded me of a poem I love: If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn;If children live with praise, they learn appreciation; If children live with hostility, they learn to fight; If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect; If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive; If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them; If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves; If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence; If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy; If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves; If children live with jealousy, (con't)~
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| fgrimes | assignment 6 | 2 | Mar 19 2007, 3:34 PM EDT by jap89215 | ||
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Thread started: Mar 18 2007, 9:22 AM EDT
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1. Great teachers realize the power they possess over their classroom. They know if they come into the room with a hateful, vindictive, uncaring attitude toward just one child the class will do the same. Great teachers have unconditional love and respect for each student.
2. Myth 1: If I praise people they will stop working. Psychological research shows that individuals actually work harder when praised. Myth 2: If I start praising people, I might miss someone and hurt their feelings. You can find something good in everyone. Praise a different person each day. It’s better to give praise then not. Myth 3: I don't have time. That’s just an excuse. It only takes seconds to offer praise. 3. Great teachers try to filter negative comments by finding something good that has come from something bad. Great teachers try not to gossip or spread bad news or rumors. 4. We have a rule in my class room that my grandmother used to say, and also Thumper, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." In art class we critique students work. The children hold up their work and we all look. Each row takes a turn. I need to find positive things to say about each piece of artwork. Sometimes it comes down to me saying, "Wow, I love that red color!" Instead of saying, "Good grief what is that mess!" When i use my filter and see something I like, the students start to use their filters. 5. Sometimes teachers don't see what they are doing. Sometimes we need to have a mirror to our face to actually see ourselves. We all need to spruce up our people skills. I have always watched to see how people inspire others. I try hard to use their techniques and tricks. Less effective teachers need to watch those people who are more effective. We can all work together to have a more successful school atmosphere. 6.Students also become impatient and hateful with their classmates. They mimic what they see. |
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| AnnMarie | Assign. 6 questions 5 and 6 | 1 | Mar 19 2007, 3:20 PM EDT by jap89215 | ||
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5. The less effective teachers are not as self-aware as the effective teachers. They don't realize they have some repairs to be made and I guess you could say they don't do regular maintenance to keep major repairs to a minimum. We need to always work on improving our people skills and that of the less effective teacher in order to affect a change in behavior that will lessen the need for repair. We must also make repair easier to accomplish by boosting self-confidence and finding ways to make repairs/apologies easier despite any pride or ego that may be standing in the way.
6. When we get impatient and let our professionalism go by the wayside, we tend to do and say things that we later regret or others regret! Once something is said you can never take the words back, you can only hope to repair the damage. This is like a car. The best way to avoid getting into an accident is to be a defensive driver; always looking for ways to avoid the collision. Repairs are rarely done without some trace of the damage that has been inflicted. |
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