“...insisting that you control the topic of behavioral conversation ensures accountability by students...”

“...insisting that you control the topic of behavioral conversation ensures accountability by students...”

“...we spend a lot of time defining behavior by the negative "that was inappropriate." These commands are vague and inefficient...Telling students what to do in a way that is specific, concrete, sequential and observable refocuses us on teaching.”

“One of the problems with teaching is that there's a temptation to evaluate what we do in the classroom based on how clever it aligns with a larger philosophy , or even how gratifying it is to use not necessarily how effective it is...”