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Love of learning

by Catherine Becker

Dec 1, 2010

How do you transition students from needing external rewards to becoming more intrinsicly motivated?

How do you get students to learn just for the love of learning?

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Rob Plevin Hi,

You don't 'get' students to learn - they have to WANT to learn and that can't be forced. They have to be seduced into learning by answering the key motivation question... "What's in it for me?"

The answer to motivating students from the INSIDE lies in satisfying their psycholigical needs.

There's a full program on it ...See More

Dec 1, 2010

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Sara On 12/01/10, Catherine Becker wrote: > How do you transition students from needing external > rewards to becoming more intrinsicly motivated? > > How do you get students to learn just for the love of > learning?

The first thing is to have it really be learning. Too often in schools we plan activities that are not meaningful ...See More

Dec 8, 2010

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Student with Bad Attitude

by Mr. M

Dec 1, 2010

I am a new teacher and this year I have a student with just an overall bad attitude. He throws insults at his classmates and is very defiant. I understand that my role as a teacher is to guide the students and ensure that they are learning the material, but would I be over-idealistic to believe that my role may also be to help shape these students ...See More

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c I am going completely off the beam here and completely agree with Tom on this one. It is our responsibility to help shape every student into a productive member of society, and teaching social skills is an extremely important part of our job.

However, I am not going to give you suggestions. If he is doing well in your class, you are alrea...See MoreI am going completely off the beam here and completely agree with Tom on this one. It is our responsibility to help shape every student into a productive member of society, and teaching social skills is an extremely important part of our job.

However, I am not going to give you suggestions. If he is doing well in your class, you are already on the right track, and he will remember the things you teach him later on in life. It really does take just one good role model to show a kid that he cares to help him make important choices in the future. With your guidance and some maturity, he might turn out just fine.

On 12/01/10, Tom wrote: > I firmly believe our role as teachers SHOULD BE to help guide > the intellectual, personal, and social development of each > student -- all through interaction with the subject matter, > their peers, and ourselves. How we deal with them ... and > help them deal with themselves and each other can make all > the difference. > > Our country (and much of the world) has gone off the beam in > this regard; the notion that our job is to teach subject > matter rather than students is laughable. If I weren't > crying, that is. > > The fact that we must now teach TESTABLE subject matter only > puts us farther off the mark than ever. > > Will America ever learn? I doubt it. Too much fear. Too much > anger. Too many control-lovers masquerading as educators. Too > much reactive and erroneous thinking masquerading as > educational wisdom. > > Too bad. > > After all that, however, comes a profound YES! Do all you can > to reach the kid, while you create a safe and supportive > environment for all in the classroom. If you have the > autonomy and freedom at your school to create your own "best > classroom," don't shy away from it. Trust your instincts -- > as far as I can tell, they are right on. > > > On 12/01/10, Mr. M wrote: >> I am a new teacher and this year I have a student with just >> an overall bad attitude. He throws insults at his >> classmates and is very defiant. I understand that my role >> as a teacher is to guide the students and ensure that they >> are learning the material, but would I be over-idealistic >> to believe that my role may also be to help shape these >> students into better citizens? I don't want to overstep my >> boundaries as a teacher, but even though I can manage this >> student in my class, I am afraid of who he will become when >> he is outside of the school's walls in a couple of years. >> >> Any suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Dec 5, 2010

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Leah I totally agree with c and Tom. You don't say how old the student is, but taking an interest in him as a person could be helpful. Privately you might say something like, "I see good in you. You are too special a person to insult your classmates and be defiant to teachers." Then listen. You might find the following article of interest:

Jan 23, 2011

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Worktime Strategies for Sixth Grade

by Jackie Bladow

Dec 3, 2010

I am working in a job share situation this year. My partner teacher and I have different styles when it comes to behavior management. I prefer to get right down to business, and I really have a hard time with chit-chat after I've asked them to work silently.

I'll usually say something like "Please get ready to work silently. If you need t...See More

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Prof. Howard Seeman On 12/03/10, Jackie Bladow wrote: > I am working in a job share situation this year. My partner > teacher and I have different styles when it comes to > behavior management. I prefer to get right down to > business, and I really have a hard time with chit-chat > after I've asked them to work silently. > > I'll usually say somet...See More

Dec 3, 2010

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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 08 December 2010

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 8, 2010

h3> Christmas comes softly, silently, sweetly – wrapping its loveliness about the world . . . and once again the most beautiful message on earth is repeated: Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward All.

~ Helen Steiner Rice

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Apple Seed for Thursday, 09 December 2010

by Barb S. hs/ret

Dec 9, 2010

h3> The gift without the giver is bare.

~ James Russell Lowell

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Redirecting students

by David Ginsburg (aka Coach G)

Dec 10, 2010

Simple but highly effective strategy for redirecting students that has been shown to elicit cooperation from them rather than confrontation.

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Classroom Discipline

by Melissa

Jan 7, 2011

I am in a substitute position that is turning out to be a long term position (not sure when the teacher is getting back, find out week by week). I found out today my students are trying to push me to see how far I will let them go. When I started in this class 4 weeks ago, they were great. Today they won't listen when I talk, the disrupt me, and ar...See More

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Leah There are a few articles that may be helpful:

"Elementary Classroom Rules and Management" and "25 Ways to Obtain Children's Attention in a School Setting."

Just click below and on the title of your choice

Jan 8, 2011

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Ed Hey there - would you mind sharing what grade, and bit more about the kinds of specific behaviors that are going on? Also, what time of day does the behavior start? If you're still checking the forum, it would be helpful to ask you a few questions to get a better sense of what's going on. Thanks! Ed.

Jan 10, 2011

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What to do

by Wondering

Jan 13, 2011

Hello,

I NEED advise. I was a stay at home mom. I have strong background in Math and science and passed GACE at first try. I changed careers and received a teaching position via provisional certificate. Following that I received a teaching position at Title I school. As a alternate route teacher I interned and have not done student teachin...See More

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Leah Since then (one and half academic year) I have received my > Masters of Education and teaching certificate. How do I go > about getting a teaching job? You have to apply to as many schools as you can.

How do I answer questions about classroom management? Explain that classroom management was a weakness, so you have worked very hard ...See More

Jan 13, 2011

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Classroom Management Model

by Dale Miller

Jan 20, 2011

As an aspiring high school math teacher, I need your help.

I am currently taking a college course in classroom management for teachers and just completed reviewing an article by Marvin Marshall entitled "Discipline without stress, punishment or rewards." I wonder whether his approach is "pie in the sky" or if it really works in the real wo...See More

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todd Dale, > > I agree with the article by Marvin Marshall entitled "Discipline without stress, punishment or reward." >> Once I set the classroom expectations it's up to the students to make responsible choices.

I call it teacher discipline. Where as, I first need to be organized and structured. I also, hold myself accountable in ...See More

Feb 21, 2011

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Tex Hi everyone, I agree with almost everything that has been posted in this thread. I also have learned tons from this ebook I downloaded for free from this address: [link removed]

Thanks!

On 2/21/11, todd wrote: > >> Dale, >> >> I agree with the article by Marvin Marshall entitled "Discipline > without stress...See More

Feb 21, 2011

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Attention-Seeking Behavior

by David Ginsburg (aka Coach G)

Jan 24, 2011

A student's selective sneezing gives new meaning to attention-seeking behavior, and inspires new ways of dealing with it.

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AM I am a parent who heard the term negative attention seeking till I wanted to puke.

I had a son who made grunting noises all the time at school. He was always in trouble for being disruptive but he swore it was not on purpose. Then he stopped doing that and did throat clearing all the time. Maybe it's his allergies. So we tried different a...See More

Jul 2, 2011

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Leah As I was reading your post I was thinking Tourettes. I'm glad your son is getting the assistance he needs and I hope your post helps to remind teachers of the symptoms.

Jul 8, 2011

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