"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all which have the potential to turn a life around."
~Leo Buscaglia
Hello All,
I am glad that to see that everyone enjoyed putting this information into practice. Great Comments!! So far the action plans that I have received have been fantastic. Please keep sending them my way.
We will have one last post this week for the course.
Enjoy the beautiful weather and make it a GREAT week.
Dan
After reading the book please take a moment to respond by using the , and ? and !
- For comma a time that the book or readings made you pause and think
- For the question mark a time the book or readings made you ask yourself a question
- For the exclamation point describe an AHA moment. A time that you became excited or it was an eye opening moment
Please leave your post for others to read
3 comments:
,-As I read each chapter, I stopped to reflect on the importance of using positive reinforcement to accentuate the positive. I thought about the many times I use positive reinforcement with my students and how they respond to my praise.
?-I repeatedly thought about times I had used negative reinforcement, and continued to have problem behaviors. I look back at my early years as a teacher and think about how I would do things differently today.
!-The AHA moment was seeing the correlation between training whales and training people.For both, one must set up a positive relationship and use positive reinforcement to get desired behaviors. If undesired behaviors occur, one must redirect the behavior to make it desirable.
Comma: I stopped to think how I could use more "Whale Done" responses in my classroom and during my collaborative meetings after reading some of the examples used in Chapter 3. I know that I compliment others, however I strive to do it more often. It is such an effective way to praise honestly and respectfully and to get the positive results that I am looking for in my students and collegues.
Question Mark: In chapter 5 I stopped to ask myself how I would be able to come to some sort of agreement with behavior students so that we can both get what we want. Like giving Whale Dones to each other when we keep the agreements, just as the parents and children did.
Exclamation Point: It was an AHA when the "rookie" in chapter 6 noticed that applause was being given for ANY progress being made and not just for those that met/exceeded their goals. What a positive way to praise kids on their efforts, no matter how small their gains!!! :) WOW! That's a neat way to look at it. It might take something that small to keep a struggling student going.
comma- The idea of redirecting seemed a bit confusing to me until I tried the technique with my 6yr. old. Instead of hitting her 3 yr. old brother, I dicussed with her a more positive way to interact with her brother.
Redirecting is important with young children as they need to know certain behaviors are not acceptable. Rather, they need to know more appropriate ways to deal with others who are treating them in ways they do not like.
Question mark- The use of negative reinforcement did make me question whether it truly leads to more negative behavior. When I am tired, I tend to react to the inappropriate behavior more. As I learned, reaction to negative behavior only leads to more negative behavior.
Exclamation pt.- Reading how Joy and Wes used this technique with the kids and each other. I became even more eager to incorporate the technique within more own family.
And so far, there is more peace in the home!!! Yes!!!
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