Secondary Music
Kelsey Wilhelm
10-26-09

Chapter 3 Teaching Discipline
#3 What types of behaviors are learned? Are any of these types amenable to change through behavior modification?
Things such as students raising their hand to talk is a way for a teacher to enforce values. It is a behavior that tends to be reinforced by teachers by behavioral techniques such as vocal praise and responding to this behavior . The behavior is something that is outright and observable. Whether it is something acceptable by the teacher or guardian is irrelevant. Because of this, any behavior can be modified and can be changed.

#6 What is specificity? State some specific academic values and some social values. How is it possible to specify values?
Specificity is the key to behavioral analysis. In the book it discusses how teachers must have specific ideas and goal to organize their expectations. You cannot expect something from students when you are not exact and specific about your rules and regulations.
Academic values:
Completes homework on time, follows teachers directions, reads required material, participates in class
Social Values:
Cooperates with other students, is a team worker, is a good leader, communicates well,
Setting your expectations and specific values can be done in your philosophy, mission statement, and other publications such as the class syllabus. Clearly listing and creating definite boundaries of behaviors and values is a way to clearly set your expectations. It is very important that you do this to set your basis of ideas and to help your students and their parents understand your wants. Also, its important to involve institution and state laws and regulations in your statements. Not only are they good guidelines but they also must be observed and will make your statements more legitimate.
#8 Be able to present the argument for specifying in detail the goals of education. Be able to analyze one of the generalities listed.
No matter what the situation, you must have goals. Without them, you are not seeing an ending and you have no expected outcome. You must have these goals to help you set up how you will deliver information and at what pace. Also, not only for your benefit but for those of the student, the educational institution, state/national laws and regulations and parents, you must have something to present to them. Without goals, you cannot set up your philosophy, mission, or syllabus. It can create for a mass disorganization of the class and less-than-educational classes. Also, when you have goals and philosophies it helps you realize whether or not you are following correct policies and regulations. It will also help you configure your program to what is acceptable and reasonable for the setting of which you are teaching.