Behaviour

Behaviour 

8 Tactics of Mischievous Pupils

March 2, 2019February 8, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments Behaviour, challenge, disruption, Jennifer Gonzalez, mental health, Tom Bennett

Schools are full of mischief. Sometimes that can be a good thing. A maverick teacher with a twinkle of mischief

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Behaviour Psychology 

The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments bandit, BBC, GCHQ, helpless, intelligence, JCB, phenotypes, Professor Carlo M. Cipolla, stupidity

What is humanity’s greatest existential threat?

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Praise Postcards

January 1, 2019December 31, 2018 johndabell 2 Comments behaviour for learning, home school communication, parents, praise postcard, recognition

Lots of schools make a big effort to improve home-school communication and they understand the importance of sharing good news.

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Behaviour Problem Solving Psychology 

Learning Needs To Be Tense

December 23, 2018November 30, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Andrew Elliot, arm folding, arms, Behaviour, non-verbal behaviour, proprioceptive cues, Ron Friedman, University of Rochester

Can folding our arms help us persist with problems?

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Good Behaviour Game

September 2, 2018July 26, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Behaviour, expectations, Good Behaviour Game, positive reinforcement, reprimand

How can a game change behaviour?

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Stop Running!

August 21, 2018July 20, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Casa Ceramica, David Dawes, health and safety, optical illusion, respect, running, safe, school rules, secure, The King’s Academy, walking

How do your children travel around the school?

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Copycats

August 9, 2018July 16, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments acting, Cantona, cheating, fair play, Neymar, sportsmanship

Should schools stamp out copycat behaviour?

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Low-Level Disruptive Behaviour

July 23, 2018July 22, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment Behaviour, disruption, expectations, Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management Programme, lawlessness, Ofsted, positive praise, STARS, Tamsin Ford, University of Exeter Medical School

Should we ignore low-level disruptive behaviour?

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The 7 Cs of Resilience

May 1, 2018May 8, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments American Psychological Association, Angie Hart, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Kavitha Selvaraj, Kenneth Ginsburg, NSPCC, Pooky Knightsmith, Positive Youth Development, resilience, Stockholm Resilience Centre

How do we teach children to be resilient?

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Behaviour Teaching and Learning 

Lethal Labels And The ‘Class Clown’ Syndrome

April 12, 2018March 17, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Behaviour, class clown, gender, labelling, perception

According to Barnett (2018) we have a problem. In his study, he found that teachers didn’t particularly like playful boys

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