1. How would you teach/ model/ encourage morality and pro-social development in a special education classroom setting. (Applying)
2. Do you agree with the underlying factors (p84) that Ormrod gives for why a student may exhibit aggressive behavior? Do you think that factors for aggression may be different in students that have an EBD or other disabilities? (Evaluating)
1. If I were to teach in a high school CDC-A setting, I would teach, model, and encourage morality and pro-social behavior by placing high importance in the classroom on giving, sharing, and treating others equally. I would make a poster of a decree of classroom expectations of how the students and myself will conduct ourselves towards our peers and adults. I would also implement going out into the community and doing a service project once a month as a class to instill in my students the importance of helping others in need.
ReplyDelete2. I do agree with Ormrod that aggressive behavior is an action intentionally taken to hurt another person physically or psychologically. I also believe that factors for aggression may be different in students who have EBD or other disabilities. Based on Ormrod's description of aggressive behavior, it is my understanding that she is saying aggression is deliberate. Students who have EBD or other disabilities do not always show deliberate aggression. For example, a non verbal student with autism may become aggressive due to the fact that he/she cannot verbally communicate what they are needing to communicate and in turn will use physical means to communicate. A student with EBD may not intentionally be aggressive with someone but due to that particular disability, they may not be able to control their actions of aggression.