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Use of Praise

Problems:

· Giving “love” for obedience

· External and addictive

· Your value, not student’s

· Non specific, non educational feedback

· Combined with the overuse of disappointment it becomes highly manipulative/addictive.

Acceptable Uses:

· Praise behavior, not student

· Authentic and spontaneous

· For accomplishment and/or effort

· Based on student’s own goals

· To show appreciation

· Public attention to under-appreciated student

· Combined with the use of authentic emotional investment, it can show caring by the teacher.