tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post8453674656300962865..comments2012-09-30T21:30:42.852-07:00Comments on Deep Breaths and Wednesday Wigglin': Jill Mitsch: Behaviorism: An Oldie but a Goodie (Sometimes)Jill Mitschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17816977689356260820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post-71220024187090674502012-03-11T20:40:17.410-07:002012-03-11T20:40:17.410-07:00This really was a real life learning lesson. I com...This really was a real life learning lesson. I completely agree with you. Before this week I never thought to teach the importance of effort. Now, it seems like a no-brainer!Jill Mitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816977689356260820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post-79268536546480620022012-03-11T18:02:22.180-07:002012-03-11T18:02:22.180-07:00I completely agree with each of you, as well. Alt...I completely agree with each of you, as well. Although it seems like in a perfect world, our students would want to do well, and would work to do well because they are intrinsically motivated, reality is, that this just does not always happen. Students need rewards for positive achievements. I, as well was struck by the effort rubrics and gradings, to help show students how their effort and achievement really is linked together. This is such a real life learning lesson.Kristina Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post-86698273380092704132012-03-10T12:46:35.386-08:002012-03-10T12:46:35.386-08:00I completely agree that 21st century skills play a...I completely agree that 21st century skills play a big role in getting a position in today's job market. Good grades leading to good jobs was aiming at the idea that good grades gets into into good post-secondary schools (colleges, technical academies, etc.), good post-secondary schools leads to high quality job opportunities. It is possible to get good opportunities without post-secondary schooling but there are fewer opportunities.Jill Mitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816977689356260820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post-23212039110475222152012-03-10T11:48:41.847-08:002012-03-10T11:48:41.847-08:00Hi Jill,
I feel that the behaviorist theory is pr...Hi Jill,<br /><br />I feel that the behaviorist theory is practiced all the time throughout our lives, not just in school. In some jobs, a raise or bonus is based on an employees work performance. Good dedicated employees are hard to find and employers attempt to keep them by rewards in one form or another. I like to mention to students that if their work ethics in school are good, they usually will receive good grades, and these habits acquired in school will remain with them in the future. I would like to comment in regard to your statement relating good jobs and grades. Good grades help to get a student’s first interview in some cases. In other cases good 21st century skills during an interview and a piece of paper that acknowledges you have graduated from high school or college will get you a job.<br /><br />JoeJoe Kuziakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733117977546695300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167806199054064772.post-63315662632307265652012-03-08T17:03:39.047-08:002012-03-08T17:03:39.047-08:00While the goal for all our students in school is t...While the goal for all our students in school is to be successful, there are some students who do not have the support outside of school and who have had bad experiences. I think the point of showing students the correlation between effort and good grades can and should be transferred to other areas in their life. For those students who do not care about school, have them track the relationship between the time they spend practicing a sport and how many games they win. Or how often they play video games and how often they win. Show those reluctant students that effort leads to success. Once they see effort work in other areas of their life, they might be willing to give school a second shot.DNadlonekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831480297560992970noreply@blogger.com