discussion title:
Positive behavioral support
message #:
2990.2 in response to 2990.1
I've never had a workshop by that specific name. I have heard of those suggestions as possibilities among other management or control options. There's no way I think using those would work for most kids in most situations. I have done the repetition, but not with any form of agreement. If they said an assignment sucked I might say something like how or why with each outburst. I wanted them to explain their complaints, think a little, and back up their words.
I've also used praise when I noticed a normally disruptive stuident behaving in a positive way, or used goal setting and let them earn a reward, but I can't remember offering a reward that all students couldn't earn in some way.
It sound like this was a waste. At the least the presenter doesn't seem to know enough about the topic to sell it correctly or effectively. Another one of those magic bullets that missed the mark. When will administrators learn to do the research before they waste the time and money?
