Sometimes schools and students can get caught in a negative loop. Teachers expect certain behaviors and when students can’t meet basic demands such as getting to class on time, the whole day can feel ...

Understanding organizational behavior is integral to success in business. Sheila K. McGinnis, of Jones and Bartlett Publishers, states that organizational behavior is any type of behavior resulting ...

Ten-year-old Ja’Vonie Morris sat in her school principal’s office on a recent day — not for the misbehavior that got her in so much trouble back in 3rd grade, but to show off her accomplishments under ...

In a recent joint interview with Ian Yolles, Chief Sustainability Officer for Recyclebank, and Kevin Wall, Co-founder of Live Earth and member of Recyclebank’s Sustainability Advisory Council, we ...

The 2021-2022 school year began full of promise. Students, families, and educators were ready to get back to pre-pandemic learning routines. Almost no one was prepared for how the landscape had ...

Managing student behavior is probably one of the biggest challenges for teachers - and one of the main reasons why so many end up quitting the classroom. All too often, the temptation is to focus on ...

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...

Positive reinforcement involves rewarding an employee for doing a good job. An example would be giving an employee a paid vacation day for exceeding monthly production goals. Negative reinforcement ...