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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Emphasize the Positive in Your Request

After a daily struggle with one of my students to get him to do his work I learned a wise lesson... Emphasize the positive in your request. When you as the teacher put a positive spin on the request it is less likely to turn into a power struggle. Whenever possible, avoid using negative phrasing (ex."If you don't return to your seat, I can’t help you with your assignment"). Instead, restate requests in positive terms (ex. "I will be over to help you on the assignment just as soon as you return to your seat").

-Laura
Posted by Laura at 7:57 PM
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