Mr. Gates third grade classroom has a
positive vibe on a Monday morning. Before class starts, he shows his positive
energy and thanks all the students for great behavior before the day starts. He
wants to develop a paired relation of a great start of the day to school before
a fun productive environment. Once Mr. Gates starts teaching math, Sally
volunteers to answer the question by raising her hand. He compliments her in
positive reinforcement to continue the behavior. As the students are working in
groups, Bobby decides to throw a pencil across Mr. Gates classroom. Mr. Gates
decides to punish Bobby by adding a positive punishment by having to sharpen
the extra pencils in the class and gets a note sent home to his parents, which
are both undesirable.
Be careful here in using the term 'positive energy.' What do you mean by that? It's open to interpretation. Also, don't confuse this kind of 'positive' with the way 'positive' is used in behaviorism, because they're not at all associated with one another.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what behaviors you're referring to what you say you're pairing 'a great start of the day' to a 'fun and productive learning environment'. What behaviors, specifically, are involved in that? What do you mean by 'great behavior'? It seems almost like he is praising the students for good behavior, which would simply be positive reinforcement.
The rest of these examples look great.