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"To Praise or Not to Praise: That's the Question" by Paul Epstein
Date: January 26 2012
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As parents, we are naturally inclined to praise our children. But if we are not careful, our praises, as well as our punishments, can have the opposite effect on children. Instead of engaging in more praise-worthy behavior, children may become less interested and less cooperative. If praise doesn't work as we expect, then what should we offer our children?
Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm presented by Paul Epstein. Childcare provided WITH an RSVP (main@pebblecreekmontessori.org).
To Praise or Not to Praise:That’s the Question?
Mr. Paul Epstein is a frequent speaker at international, national, and regional Montessori conferences. Paul is the author of many articles appearing in Montessori journals. He and I also co-authored The Montessori Way, a definitive work on the Montessori experience. Paul's current research interests include school evaluations, adolescent development, and developing curriculum and best practices for middle and high school programs. He has worked in Montessori education as an administrator, teacher, researcher, consultant, speaker, and author. His administrative experiences include working as the Head of three Montessori schools, Executive Director of a school consulting agency, Director of Montessori teacher education programs, and Coordinator of a public school magnet program. As a teacher educator, Paul has worked as a director of Montessori teacher education programs for both the early childhood and secondary levels. He has been a Montessori classroom teacher in Montessori early childhood, middle, and high school programs. He holds Montessori teacher certification in early childhood and secondary levels one and two from the American Montessori Society. In addition, Paul was an Associate Professor at Transylvania University and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University. His work as an educational consultant has taken him to schools throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden, Russia, Brazil, Japan, China, Australia, and Nepal.