Week+2

= Week 2 Reflections =

﻿September 13, 2010

 * Day 3 - Punishment **


 * No, I do not plan to use punishment. I don't think that being punished will be effective in managing classroom behaviour. As we saw in the Alfie Kohn videos, children don't extract any sort of meaningful lesson from being punished. I would be more inclined to use discipline instead. If a student continually does not complete homework then I think a reasonable response would be to have them complete it during their own time (perhaps during recess) and also explain to them why it is important to have work done. However, I think that the very best approach I could use for classroom management would be a proactive approach - engage the students in the lesson by making it relevant for them, treat them with respect and have fun! **

September 15, 2010

 * Day 4 - Teaching Strategies **


 * I really liked the math stories. I love being read to and if I could find an interesting story for a topic then I would definitely use it. Being read to also seems to calm people down so I think it could also be a good way to relax students before a test or on a Friday afternoon. **