Classroom management Section 5

Reflection
· At this point they both need to realize that their side of the story is only one side. Both need to see some and parts of the story from the other side. At this point usually neither is totally correct and they must find a way to be open and communicate to each other to find a solution.
· First of all, she is not responsible for the harassment as long as she has not done anything to push it on. I would recommend her talk to this person and find a way to stand her ground. This must be done without any type of revenge but rather in a constructive way.
· In this situation, some sort of personal documentation or journaling should be made by the students. Not only individually but I think also together. Doing it together will help both parties talk about how they feel each has participated. Considering this is after the fact, you must wonder why Fiona feels she did more work. If she is just simply lying then it is wrong and should be reprimanded. Otherwise, maybe they need to sit down and talk about what they feel each other and they gave to contribute to the group. Maybe she was simply so focused on what she did she didn’t realize how much he brought to the table.
· I would do a project and/or talk to him personally about how to manage time. If it is another personal problem within the home maybe alternative actions must be taken but for the most part it’s usually lack of ambition.
· You should remind David that the meetings should be sole used for constructive works rather than a vent session. He must realize that his opinions shouldn’t be the only ones heard, thus maybe you should run the meetings he requests with his points and ideas clearly stated on a schedule but open conversations up to multiple and different students before him to help get new ideas vocalized.
· I think finding a time for another meeting would be best. After the students have had time to think and communicate about it , it would be beneficial to see how they feel about it a few days after. Make sure that all lines of communication are open and understanding along with all voices being heard.
#3
In a fixed schedule reinforcement is delivered either after a set number of appropriate occurances of behavior or after the behavior occurs following a fixed time period since the last reinforcement was delivered. In variable setting reinforcement is delivered after a predetermined number of appropriate behaviors, or after predetermined time periods have passed, but the predetermined events or time periods may change after each event.
Learning activity #1
Rome was not built in a day. This concept related directly to the fact that something cannot change or be perfectly modified over night. The idea of time and behavior modification correlates directly. People must be given adequate time to make a new concept habitual. The idea of “cold turkey” is very difficult and often not relevant or an acceptable approach to change. Because people often find change hard, it is something that must be practiced. The idea of practice in a music program is also relevant to this idea. A student cannot merely sight read a piece and have it ready for performance. Time management and practice schedules make the practice and work on music accessible and educational.