....a few too many questions asked of the child, ex: "..can you do that for us?", and "...can you do the same thing as Jack?". Perhaps, a better method would be, "the book goes back on the shelf now". Praise is good, but mastery of a situation can be accomplished without questions and comparing one child to another.
Please read "Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"" By Alfie Kohn
th123v 1 week ago
....a few too many questions asked of the child, ex: "..can you do that for us?", and "...can you do the same thing as Jack?". Perhaps, a better method would be, "the book goes back on the shelf now". Praise is good, but mastery of a situation can be accomplished without questions and comparing one child to another.
russethlee 4 months ago