It led the task force to find what it called “a pattern of behavior toward Jewish and Israeli students that is troubling and violates norms of behavior and speech that are central to the values ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A special task force to look into student behavior, mental health, and discipline held its first meeting at the Louisiana State Capitol on Thursday, July 14.

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Teachers Who Praise Students Get a 30 Percent Increase in Good Behavior, Study Finds Praising students as opposed to reprimanding them in the classroom can help teachers see improved focus and ...

The study found that when middle school teachers praised students at least as often as they reprimanded them, class-wide on-task behavior improved by 60–70%. Students at high risk for emotional and ...

The difference was such that children in classes where the PRR was highest, the pupils spent 20–30% longer focusing on the teacher or task compared to those in classes where the praise to reprimand ...

The student who self-monitored during writing lessons, meanwhile, improved from 9 percent to 91 percent in on-task behavior. Both students also had substantial academic gains.