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Challenging behavior

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Praise: Christians Educators And The Difficult Student, Beth E. Ackerman May 2008

Praise: Christians Educators And The Difficult Student, Beth E. Ackerman

Christian Perspectives in Education

This article defends the role of the Christian educator in reaching the difficult student. It further offers tips for handling the challenging student from a Christian perspective, coupled with tried-and-true research using the acronym PRAISE: being proactive, using reinforcements, assessing and analyzing the intent of misbehavior, being sincere, and empowering students and the Holy Spirit in them.


Puzzling Classroom Behavior, Beth E. Ackerman Nov 2006

Puzzling Classroom Behavior, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Why does Johnny act that way while I am teaching? This presentation addresses the five main reasons that students misbehave in class.