Day Eight – Thursday 30th November 2017

Whilst on playtime I had found that teachers use a bell to get the attention of children, this followed the theme of rhythm and sounds to get a child to listen. Linking with Pavlov’s experiment although done on rats there may be an explanation as to how and why this system is so successful. Continuing on the theme of discipline I had found that practitioners had used specific words when telling off a child. Instead of labeling them as a naughty child, the teacher explains ‘ I don’t like naughty Children, I don’t mind them being loud just not naughty”. This tells the child indirectly that they are free to be as loud as they are being, however, must be appropriate with what they are saying.

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