Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis‚ Vol. 1‚ pp. 139-150‚ Number 2 (Summer 1968). Rules‚ Praise‚ And Ignoring: Elements Of Elementary Classroom Control Charles H. Madsen‚ Jr.‚ Wesley C. Becker‚ and Don R. Thomas1 Florida State University And University of Illinois An attempt was made to vary systematically the behavior of two elementary school teachers to determine the effects on classroom behavior of Rules‚ Ignoring Inappropriate Behaviors‚ and showing Approval for Appropriate Behavior. Behaviors
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The Praises and Criticisms of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Ever since its publication in 1951‚ J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the book and the context in which it is presented. Some have argued that Salinger’s tale of the human condition is fascinating and enlightening‚ yet incredibly depressing. The psychological battles of the novel’s main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ serve as
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Critique In the essay‚ “In Praise of The “F” Word”‚ by Mary Sherry‚ she provides a very good argument on the subject of the failure of kids in school. Her argument is supported by her thesis which‚ which is that kids shouldn’t just be passed through school without learning anything and they should be encouraged to try harder and try to achieve success by threatening them with the word “failure.” Argument elements are very evident in her writing. She identifies the controversy‚ supports her thesis
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The ’Good Nazi’? Many historians such as Alan Bullock praise Speer’s performance at the Nuremburg Trials and were convinced that Speer had told the truth. They label Speer an ’apolitical technocrat’‚ ’more concerned with the job he had to do than the power it brought him.’(1) American journalist William Shirer reported on his trial at Nuremburg and came to view him favourably (2)‚ whilst British academic Hugh Trevor-Roper interviewed Speer‚ and in his book The Last Days of Hitler‚ describes Speer
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Younger children receive too much praise‚ which can prevent them from growing and becoming a better people. As kids mature and become adults‚ being indolent is not going to help in any way. If kids become stuck in a little world where they think they are content and perfect‚ they will not expand their horizons and experience new things. Younger kids receive excessive praise that in return creates false expectations for the children and does not encourage growth and improvement on their part. Children
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In the article‚ In Praise of Cultural Imperialism‚ David Rothkopf illustrates a progressive new world order where information is the new global currency and the United States‚ "the indispensable nation‚" is the bank. In his article‚ Rothkopf contrasts the victimizing tendencies of ’cultural barriers’‚ which are the unmistakably causing ethnic‚ religious‚ ideological‚ tribal or nationalistic conflicts‚ to the uniting tendencies of western globalization. Rothkopf predicts the inevitable merging of
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Promise – a creative response to ‘Praise Song for My Mother’ Teaching notes The aim of this task is to encourage students to write creatively using some of the ideas from ‘Praise Song for My Mother’ before reading the poem as a way of helping sensitising students to its ideas and language. The task could be developed by asking students to give feedback to one another on their work‚ and the most able or creative could be asked to redraft‚ then analyse and explain aspects of their work.
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SOAPS 5: “In praise of the F word” by Mary Sherry In the passage “In praise of the F word” by Mary Sherry she talks about how she teaches high school graduates that have been “cheated” by the education system. Students were just passed along to the next grade whether they understood the material or not. I know many people who have graduated from high school and still have trouble spelling some words and simpler grammar. Mrs. Stifter made a big change in some students lives‚ instead of just passing
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In “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” the author James Agee and the photographer Walker Evans used both their abilities to attempt a recreation of the conditions for the reader to attempt to have a better understanding. They did this in such a way that James Agee said the pictures could stand independently from the text (Agee and Evans 87). Doing this causes the reader to refrain from making their own visualizations’ of what is being described in the text. Therefore‚ helps the reader get a clarified
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Compare and Contrast 3 poems from AQA GCSE Anthology‚ Moon on the Tides. In this piece of writing I will be comparing and contrasting 3 poems. Which are ‘Praise Song for my mother’‚ ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Nettles. The title of each poem describes exactly what it is and what is about. ‘Praise Song for my Mother’ is not actually a poem‚ it is a praise son. Which in Guyana (where Grace Nichols was born) it is something written after a person close to them has dies. It is written to commemorate and rejoice
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