please share with your group the one big thing that you will take away from this week's classes. It can be something you learned, something you disagree with, or something that was just interesting.
I think the biggest thing that I learned this week in class was about the functional behavior assessment. I really like how it gets to the function, or the reason behind a student's behavior. A lot of times, I feel that teachers or parents etc. simply do things that they think will help their kids but it's mostly reward systems etc. when all they need to do is understand why the student is exhibiting a certain behavior and then address the root of the problem. I really want to apply this not only in teaching but in life.
I have to agree with Deborah about the functional behavior assessment being the biggest thing that I learned in class this week. I wasn't really sure how to do it in class at first but as we worked together it became clear to me. When we read about the girl and her tantrums, I feel like I learned for myself once and for all how tantrums and bad behavior should never receive attention of any kind. Because whether the attention is good or bad, it still feeds or fuels the bad behavior. This assessment reminded me of when I was a kid and how I used to make up and tell stories so that I could get attention. During the assessment, we learned that control is what triggered the tantrums for the girl. She probably felt like she had no control in her life when people would tell her what to do. But she did have control about the tantrums. I think in general, control feels good and when someone gets it, she will use it in any way she wants. I can see how control would feel good to anyone as far making them feel grown up, independent, or even special.
Before class this week I watched a video on a young women who has autism. She lives by herself and goes to school everyday and has a very active schedule. She has 24 hour care throughout her day and assistants who help drive her where she needs to go and who help keep her on task with her education. This video to me was so profound. When this lady went to seminars or wrote papers she wrote about her perseverance and her success. She recognizes that she has the obsessions that she can't not control that help her to zone out and she states how for a time she will do them but she wants to be successful and that is why she has caretakers to keep her on task. She was very bright and had a profound work ethic. This video was great because it really helped me to see into the mind of a person with autism. Some communication can be hard but hearing the words that she wrote helped me to gain a new perspective.
I think the biggest thing that I learned this week in class was about the functional behavior assessment. I really like how it gets to the function, or the reason behind a student's behavior. A lot of times, I feel that teachers or parents etc. simply do things that they think will help their kids but it's mostly reward systems etc. when all they need to do is understand why the student is exhibiting a certain behavior and then address the root of the problem. I really want to apply this not only in teaching but in life.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Deborah about the functional behavior assessment being the biggest thing that I learned in class this week. I wasn't really sure how to do it in class at first but as we worked together it became clear to me. When we read about the girl and her tantrums, I feel like I learned for myself once and for all how tantrums and bad behavior should never receive attention of any kind. Because whether the attention is good or bad, it still feeds or fuels the bad behavior. This assessment reminded me of when I was a kid and how I used to make up and tell stories so that I could get attention. During the assessment, we learned that control is what triggered the tantrums for the girl. She probably felt like she had no control in her life when people would tell her what to do. But she did have control about the tantrums. I think in general, control feels good and when someone gets it, she will use it in any way she wants. I can see how control would feel good to anyone as far making them feel grown up, independent, or even special.
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ReplyDeleteBefore class this week I watched a video on a young women who has autism. She lives by herself and goes to school everyday and has a very active schedule. She has 24 hour care throughout her day and assistants who help drive her where she needs to go and who help keep her on task with her education. This video to me was so profound. When this lady went to seminars or wrote papers she wrote about her perseverance and her success. She recognizes that she has the obsessions that she can't not control that help her to zone out and she states how for a time she will do them but she wants to be successful and that is why she has caretakers to keep her on task. She was very bright and had a profound work ethic. This video was great because it really helped me to see into the mind of a person with autism. Some communication can be hard but hearing the words that she wrote helped me to gain a new perspective.
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