Imagine you were an actor/actress in an important movie. You win an Oscar for your part in the movie, but then it is all taken away in an instant all the pictures articles magazines removed from stores off the internet they even shutdown your social media pages for no reason. No one wants to be forgotten even if all they did was feed a homeless person they would want at least one person to remember. Do you think should we celebrate everyone’s achievements? Zheng He, was a Chinese explorer, who’s exploration documents were almost removed from history when the Chinese burned all of them.…
On occasion, I get concerned on whether or not I receive recognition or credit for insignificant things such as: recognition for blurted…
He believes he does not deserve honor of recognition for doing a simple task, as he calls…
1.2: Different observation methods Running records (or Descriptive Narrative Record)- A detailed account of behavior recorded in a persistent manner as it happens; Not restricted to a specific incident like it would in an anecdotal record; The observer records everything seen or maybe even heard. Anecdotal records A brief narrative account describing an incident of a child's behavior that is of interest to the observer. Anecdotes describe what happened how it happened when where what was said and done…
While it is particularly important in the preschool years, praise that is given mindfully and sensitively to any child, with the inclusion of reasons why the performance by the child deserves praise, can serve as a positive reinforcement of pro-social behaviors and enable a child to develop new skills with pride in their ability. This excludes the use of praise as a form of manipulation for desired behavior, or praise that is given when it is not deserved. In the article, Does Giving Praise Harm Children?, Alfie Kohn asserts that giving praise reduces achievement, that is to say, he claims that through praise giving, adults unwittingly reduce how well children may perform at a task (2005, p. 112). However, Laura Berk states that young children…
Successful Growth Mindset In an article written by Carol Dweck, she states her beliefs on how praising people for their work is a huge key to success, she ignores other key factors that might actually hinder you from a successful growth mindset. And in an article written by Alfie Kohn and she states how there are other factors such as your home life, relationships, and you and your families’ health. See Dweck talks about how all you need is praising to succeed, sometimes people have so much going on outside of the classroom; they simply can carless about being praised. Kohn stresses that it’s not praising but a better curriculum she states, “An awful lot of schooling still consists of making kids cram forgettable facts into short-term memory.”…
Experts say practice leads to success more than innate talent. Lastly, "Ten thousand hours of practices is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world class expert –in anything," Neurologist Daniel Levitin states (Gladwell 12). Anyone can master a skill, if they set their minds to it. Practice is obviously directed to success. Harold Schonberg argued that Mozart's greatest work wasn’t produced until he composed for more than twenty years, even though he started at twenty-one years old.…
“There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job". This quote from the critically acclaimed movie Whiplash. In the scene, the main character Andrew having conversation with his once was band director Terence Fletcher, in a jazz bar. The two-started talking and the famous quote spilled out of Fletcher’s mouth to explain why only, “Good job” is one of the most harmful phrases of the English language. After depicting this quote, points can be made that Fletcher’s reasoning’s are true.…
Discussion Forum Unit 2 What do you think "good" is? List some examples of goodness? Before embarking on this controversial descriptive word “good”, let me first of all look the meaning from dictionaries with respect to morality and ethics. the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.…
The instant gratification and admiration that one feels from a gift of gratitude is overwhelming and sometimes hard to turn down. For example, when a firefighter goes above and beyond the duty to serve and protect it’s nice to have recognition of such efforts. In most instances, individuals have been grateful for such recognition and identified the acknowledgment is more than enough and gives of monetary value are not necessary. However, there are instances where the public will not take anything less and sometimes are insulted when their gift is denied or turned down. In that respect, it’s easier for personnel to accept the gift.…
Lincoln Electric Company is an impressive story of a commitment by it 's founder, James Lincoln, to manufacture welding machines and electrodes at the best cost for it 's customer 's with highest quality worker productivity. Continuing influence of founders: Mr. Lincoln began his company with a high level of commitment and passion. He was an innovator who is seldom mentioned as a contributor to the success of other companies like, Dow Chemical Company. His level of passion and commitment is prevalent in the story of his earlier years when tragedies plagued him in personal health and in professional loss. His early struggles illustrate his dedication, commitment and belief in the company that he was building.…
Everyone has the one special thing that they are great at, most just need to learn how to use their talent to help not just the world, but…
Everyone makes mistakes, even great leaders, but it is important to recognize these mistakes and learn from them. One of the most important mistakes a leader can make is making poor communication. Employees must understand what their job is and how it should be taken care of. A simple misunderstanding can change the entire outcome of what was to be expected. Other communication issues also revolve around not providing enough information.…
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is an acquisition skill to recognise and reduce emotional tension, developing empathy and compassion for others, establishing positive relationships and also, to manage challenging situations in a more constructive and ethical manner. There are five social-emotional competencies (SECs); self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management and responsible decision-making. I have learnt that self-awareness and social awareness play a major role in our lives. Self-awareness is the ability to identify our own emotions. Having self-awareness means self-evaluation which could also teach us to have self-management.…
Martin and Fellenz (2010) state that organisational behaviour is how organisations recognise and deal with the variability of human behaviour, and how this can, if utilised properly, be an advantage to an organisation. Aswathappa (2010) also mentions that each employee will have a different skill, whether it be a physical related skill or administrative skill. These skills need to be identified to gain maximum efficiency from employees which will have a knock on effect in productivity and the overall success of the organisation. Louis Peaucelle (2000) mentions that scientific organisation of works increases productivity with no extra cash injection needed for this process to happen successfully, this then lowers costs, which in turn leads…