EDU372 Week 5 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

EDU372 Week 5 Discussion

Dq1

Corporal Punishment Debate. Effective teachers tend to use a variety of classroom management strategies to meet the developmental and learning needs of their students. Some states are still using corporal punishment as a form of behavior management. Watch the CBS Report, “Corporal Punishment in Schools” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?) and respond to the following questions:

Do you feel corporal punishment is an appropriate means of behavior management in schools? Why or why not?

Does corporal punishment impact a child’s psychological development? How?

Does corporal punishment align with any of the management models presented in our text?

In your opinion, what behavior management model works well?

Dq2

To Test or Not to Test?. That is the question. In today’s educational culture, high stakes testing has caused many to question whether assessment is a necessary element of instruction. Does testing matter? Are assessment and measurement a valid tool for teaching and learning? Is there a better way to evaluate student needs? Can a teacher design effective instruction without assessing students beforehand? Why or why not? How will you diagnose your students’ needs in order to create effective instruction?