Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition

Texas A&M University – Commerce
Master’s of Education in Secondary Education – MED
MISD & A&M – Commerce Partnership Cohort 2010
SED 513 Secondary School Curriculum
Carlos Soliz



Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition

What?

Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition is an everyday use in my class. With the type of students that I have it is mandatory that I praise any positive actions that happen.

So What?

The most important thing about using this method is to know your students. The types of reinforcement and recognition have to be different for each student. Some students need to be recognized where everyone knows that they are receiving it, while others do not want anyone to know that they did something good. One thing that I have noticed that has the most impact on the students at my school is a phone call or email home for something positive that the student has done. This is because most phone calls home are for something that the student has done bad not good.

Now What?

I will always use this method. When I stop using it that will be the time that I will need to retire or find some other job to do. With the home life that most of my students have they need some positive reinforcement and recognition at some point during their day.