3examples of commonly used teacher directions that use negative phrasing e. g. ""don’t run in the classroom."" write the statement using positive phrasing instead. write about what kind of influence you think positive phrasing can have on children’s behavior as well as teacher-child relationships.

Avoiding Saying "NO" and "Don't"

When you tell a kid what s/he shouldn't be doing ("No yelling.", "Don't run."), you fail to give the student direction in what s/he OUGHT to be doing.  There are a number of drawbacks to using these negatives:

1. It doesn't tell kids what behavior you want to see.  Therefore, it won't happen.

2. Even if the youngster can tell you what s/he should be doing, has s/he displayed the behavior on a regular basis?  Being able to describe the behavior verbally is much different from possessing the behavior in one's repertoire and being able to use it at the correct moment.

IF YOU WANT TO A STUDENT TO DISPLAY A BEHAVIOR, TEACH IT TO HIM/HER.  BEHAVIOR IS LIKE ACADEMIC MATERIAL...KIDS LEARN IT BY BEING TAUGHT.  IF THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TAUGHT, THEY DON'T KNOW IT YET.

3. Kids hear the action word in your statement.  Telling a kid "Don't run." will guarantee that s/he and all other kids with him/her will immediate break into a run.

4. Parents and teachers often use the behavior they tell a kid to stop: "STOP YELLING!!", "No hitting!" (as the adult hits the child).  Expect the wrong message to be heard by the youngster.  Yelling at kids CREATES yellers.  Hitting kids teaches them to hit weaker others.

DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM

   Mention the problem that needs to be addressed without assigning blame or mentioning the student's role in the situation.  We all make mistakes.  Describing the problem is more advanced than the "Giving information" strategy.  The child has no provided knowledge to use.  It requires a higher level of thought from the youngster.  S/he has to figure out how to resolve the identified problem.  Give your kids a chance to learn from experiences.  Non-emotionally and non-judgmentally lead kids to proper actions by pointing out the problem that has developed.  Give hints and cues if necessary to help him/her through the thought process (even when you want to SCREAM!). (Gee, I'm lecturing now...Maybe I should have used a short statement here.)

EXAMPLES:

"Yuen Shing, the paint spilled. What  needs to be done now?" (If he fails to react, you might give cues like  "We have paper towels over the sink."  Notice that you didn't tell him what to do with the towels.  You merely hinted that they were somehow involved in the solution of the problem.)

"Ralph, the hamster is sucking at an  empty bottle."

It's near dismissal and the books  aren't in their place."

"Folks, lots of papers and items are strewn around the room.  We need order, and I'd appreciate your help."

"The room is messy.  I expect it to be different in 30 seconds."

"I hear answers, but I don't see hands."

"Keisha, the plant soil spilled onto the window sill."

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explanation: which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? wrong / "but if that is so," he said to himself, "and i am leaving this life with the consciousness that i have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then? "correct / he lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a newway.wrong / he was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again.wrong / when the priest came and heard his confession, ivan ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of does the character of gerasim the protagonist to attain spiritual freedom in tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

a. wronggerasim ivan ilyich by caring for him in his last days, regardless of the challenge.b. gerasim treats ivan like his father and performs the duties of a son.c. correctivan ilyich realizes that he has lived an artificial life by comparing his life with gerasim’s.d. wrongivan ilyich feels inferior to gerasim because gerasim leads a healthy literature of nineteenth-century realism depicted everyday life in a realistic way. which statements show that leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyichis a realist text? correct / the description of human struggles in the form of ivan ilyich’s sufferingwrong / the faithfulness of relationships that ivan ilyich experiences toward the end of his lifewrong / the romantic tension that occurs between ivan ilyich and his wifethe difference between superficial and authentic livingthe plot ending with a surprising turn of does the following line from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich contribute to the plot at the end of the novella? a. it shows that ivan finally loses the battle of life, and it represents a tragic ending of the story.b. it shows that ivan continues to fight for his life and gives the plot an open ending.c. correctit shows that ivan has finally accepted the end of his life, and it brings finality to the plot.d. it shows that ivan evades death at the end because his illness has been two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich show ivan ilyich's struggle with his life and his inability to let go of his past? correct / for three whole days, during which time did not exist for him, he struggled in that black sack into which he was being thrust by an invisible, resistless force.

i think it is who. im not sure to be honest