*Item Five: How can the consequence of being sent to the office actually be a reinforcing experience? What are the “positives” of being sent from class to the office?
*Item Six:
Much has been said about violence in the media and its effect on
children and adolescents. According to Bandura's social learning theory, can
humans learn
to be violent by watching violence?
Explain.
*Item Seven:
One way to overcome cultural differences is to develop a sense of
community in the classroom or to become a community of learners. As a teacher,
how
will you nurture this climate of
learning and promote a sense of belonging to a shared community? What kinds of
activities can you use in classes you plan to teach that will promote
a sense of “we” and reduce a sense of
“us and them?"
*Item Eight: What are the risks
to the student of categorizing students by intellectual ability? To the
teacher? To the social climate of the school?