Miss Garrison comes to talk to you, saying, “I have been hearing about positive influence and how much of an asset it is in managing the classroom. I’m not really clear, though, on what that would look like.” Identify four areas of influence and write an explanation of each to Miss Garrison. Then choose one area and write a brief classroom scenario where a teacher is exhibiting positive influence as part of their management system.
What will be an ideal response?
The four broad areas are establishing and maintaining a positive attitude, using influence to move students in the right direction, avoid arguing with students, and replace criticism with positive influence.
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