Posts Tagged inspiration

Intermediate/High School – Goal Setting and “The Last Lecture”

On July 19, 2009 / Connections to Literature, Creating desire, Discipline Answers, For High Schools, For Middle Schools

Last week I spent an evening with Teresa, an old friend of mine who just happens to be a fabulous grade six teacher at a nearby school. As it always does, our talk eventually turned to two of our favorite subjects––teaching and whatever good books we’ve read lately!

One thing I always admire about this friend is her ability to take an idea and run with it in the classroom. She inspires, elevates and motivates her students! Teresa often bases interesting lessons for her grade sixes on some little item she’s found in the newspaper, something she’s heard on a radio talk show or something that comes from a good book she is reading herself. She has a … >>>

I’ve come up with my own names for the levels of development

On June 30, 2008 / Discipline Answers, Understanding The Hierarchy

QUESTION:

Although I use Marshall’s Levels of Development, I’m a bit put off by  the “reverse A-D system,” with D being the best. It goes opposite to how we typically think of grades or levels.

I’ve finally come up with my own labels. I think they have the same meaning but in reverse order.  Any comments?

Lowest Level D = Deliberate misbehavior
Level C = Can’t control self
Level B = Behaves for rewards
Highest Level A = Automatic self-control

RESPONSE:

As you implied, the key to success with this approach lies in conveying the understandings of the concepts at each level. The specific name attached to each level is not as important as the concepts that describe and … >>>