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Rudolf Dreikurs was the founder and the medical director of the Community Child
Guidance Centre of Chicago. He spent much of his life as a consultant in public
schools explaining how his theories could be translated into practice for
classroom management and discipline. Dreikurss writings were influenced by
social psychologist Alfred Adler. Adler believed that the central motivation of all
humans is to belong and be accepted by others. First of all humans are social
beings. Thus, all behavior, including misbehavior:
is orderly,
purposeful and,
If the teacher feels annoyed, then the childs goal is attention getting.
If the teacher feels beaten or intimidated, then the childs goal is power.
Encouragement
1) Encouragement is a acknowledgement of an effort
2) Encouragement helps students evaluate their own performance
3) Encouragement is a message between equals.
4) Encouragement stimulates cooperation
5) Encourag. stimulates helpfulness
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