CIRC lesson_praise (GS)

Th i s l e s son d i s cu s s e s the e f f e c t s o f p r a i s e on ch i l d r en’s m o t i v a t i o n — w h e n and why i t works , o r doe s no t work , to make ch i l d r en t r y ha r de r. www.circ.cornell.edu Have s tudents g ive an example e i ther of the i r f avor i t e t ype of pra i se to rece ive or of the favor i t e compl iment they rece ived in the pas t . Have them re la te th i s example to how/if the pra i se/compl iment inf luenced the i r mot iva t ion to per for m the targeted behav ior. Also ask what they th ink would happen i f they rece ived th is compl iment more f requent ly. Think & Wri te #1 Why do peop l e l i k e comp l imen t s ? Do you know anyone who p re f e r s no t to be comp l imen ted? Why does she o r he f e e l t h i s way ? So l i c i t r e sponse s and d i s cu s s. Some peop l e may en joy r ece i v ing comp l imen t s because i t makes them f ee l good abou t themse lve s and makes them happy tha t o the r s no t i c e pos i t i v e th ing s abou t them. Othe r s may no t l i k e r e ce i v ing comp l imen t s because they f i nd them embar r a s s ing o r don’t l i ke to be s i ng l ed ou t f rom the g r o u p.