The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the
recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and
supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the
recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples
shape your position.
I absolutely agree with the first section of the statement above, but find fault with the
latter half.
There is no doubt that praising positive actions is an excellent way to teach, and this
method is most clearly exemplified when dealing with much younger children. When
a young child is learning basic social behavior, it is imperative that he is encouraged
to repeat positive actions. For example, when a child voluntarily shares his toys with
another, if a teacher rewards that behavior, the child will understand that this is a good
practice, and likely share again in the future.
In contrast, if a child displays negative behavior by stealing a toy away from his
playmate, it would be very dangerous for the teacher to ignore this action, for then the
child may never recognize that this is unacceptable. In this instance, the child has not learned from the situation at all. So what should a teacher do when faced with such
a situation? Punishment is not necessarily the optimal choice, either. Rather than
scolding a child for mistreating his playmates and sending him off to a corner, a
teacher would be wise to demonstrate the positive alternative: to share his toys
instead. In this case, rather than ignoring or punishing negative actions, the teacher
could seize the opportunity to reinforce positive behavior, and further extend the child’s
learning experience.
In summary, positive reinforcement is certainly an excellent method for teaching
new methods or behaviors, and encouraging a student to learn more. However to
ignore, rather than recognize and correct negative actions, would be a disservice to
the student, for he would not know what conclusion to draw from his action.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 17, column 10, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to experience'
Suggestion: to experience
...rther extend the child's learning experience. In summary, positive reinforcement is...
^^^^^^^^^^
Line 19, column 68, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: However,
...nd encouraging a student to learn more. However to ignore, rather than recognize and c...
^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, so, then, for example, in contrast, in summary, no doubt
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 12.4196629213 64% => OK
Conjunction : 9.0 14.8657303371 61% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 22.0 33.0505617978 67% => OK
Preposition: 29.0 58.6224719101 49% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 8.0 12.9106741573 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1461.0 2235.4752809 65% => OK
No of words: 280.0 442.535393258 63% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.21785714286 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.09062348924 4.55969084622 90% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82174274923 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 157.0 215.323595506 73% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.560714285714 0.4932671777 114% => OK
syllable_count: 438.3 704.065955056 62% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 6.24550561798 48% => OK
Article: 7.0 4.99550561798 140% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 20.2370786517 59% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 23.0 23.0359550562 100% => OK
Sentence length SD: 55.8029768222 60.3974514979 92% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.75 118.986275619 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.3333333333 23.4991977007 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.16666666667 5.21951772744 137% => OK
Paragraphs: 20.0 4.97078651685 402% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.136684592878 0.243740707755 56% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0544608831747 0.0831039109588 66% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.037884665064 0.0758088955206 50% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0456886112637 0.150359130593 30% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0486591432903 0.0667264976115 73% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.8 14.1392134831 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.13 48.8420337079 99% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 12.1743820225 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.29 12.1639044944 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.12 8.38706741573 109% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 100.480337079 77% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 11.8971910112 118% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 11.2143820225 100% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.7820224719 119% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum six paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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