An issue related to student behavior and classroom discipline is the Punishment milieu that is ’set’ in the class. This ‘vibe environment’ is the combination of the inner emotional attitude and the outer mental attitude that teachers have toward ‘wrongdoers’ in their classroom. It can be termed ‘punishment attitude’ and it is something that teachers would [...]

WHY MORE TEACHERS DO NOT USE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

By Dr. Theodore Panitz

Considering the overwhelming number of benefits created by the use of collaborative learning methods, it is surprising that so few teachers use this paradigm. The cause lies in the current educational system which emphasizes content memorization and individual student performance through competition.

Few teachers or students [...]