The best way to teach—whether as an educator, employer, or parent—is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

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The best way to teach—whether as an educator, employer, or parent—is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

The speaker suggests that the best way to teach is to praise positive behavior while ignoring bad ones. In my view, this statement is too extreme. It overlooks circumstances which praise might be inappropriate, as well as belittling the value of constructive criticize, and sometimes even punishment.

Suggesting parents, teachers, and employers praise positive behaviors is generally reasonable. For children positive reinforcement is critical in the development of self-esteem and self-respect. For students appropriate positive feedback serves as an impetus which encourages them pursue high...

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Sentence: Secondly, some individuals need more appropriate response compare to others; those who administer praise should be sensitive to the individual's needs.
Description: The fragment response compare to is rare
Suggestion: Possible agreement error: Replace compare with verb, past participle

Sentence: If the result is alienate the student, and then such praise is not appropriate.
Description: The token is is not usually followed by a verb, base: uninflected present, imperative or infinitive
Suggestion: Refer to is and aliena

Sentence: For children positive reinforcement is critical in the development of self-esteem and self-respect.
Error: self-esteem Suggestion: self esteem
Error: self-respect Suggestion: self respect

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