What? This week in class we talked about behaviorism, specifically about negative and positive reinforcement versus punishment. Along with that comes ways of dealing with behaviors like a token economy, cueing and shaping.
So What? I found this chapter and class discussion to be the most interesting and applicable one so far. This is a a great chapter and subject to discuss after our field experience because it makes a lot more sense because we have seen it first hand. Also, the entire cohort had their own personal views and stories about behaviorism and the different approaches used in their field experience classrooms. It was extremely beneficial to hear different ideas and experiences from the other students. Also, during the classroom discussion we were about to learn the slight but important difference between negative reinforcement and punishment which is so important.
Now What? The biggest idea I took away from this chapter and discussion there is not one exact reinforcement that works for every single student. I saw a very clear example of this in my field experience. The school had a "think time" when the student had inappropriate behavior the student would be sent to another classroom with a sheet of paper to fill out. For some children this terrified them and for others it was an often occurrence. Dealing with students behaviors is individual which makes teaching even more difficult. I am hoping that I can create a synergetic classroom where each student has ownership in their responsibilities but also use negative reinforcement rather than punishment.
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