Gather at least 40 examples of ways teachers approve of admirable actions and convey disapproval of undesired ones. Here you see the responses observed from many teachers. As you examine the approval examples, you can see how many different ways there are to convey your positive regard. Some you may be using yourself every day. As you examine the disapproval examples, check to see if you do any of them yourself.
Disapproval can be counterproductive to good teaching.
To become aware of the actions you no longer want to do, mark each item on the Disapproval Responses list that you may have done yourself recently. Now is time to reflect on your own manner of responding. Jot down in the margins of the handout the answer to these questions. Show this work to your Guide . Bring your 40 examples collection and your marked copy of the Approval Responses and Disapproval Responses.