My partner and I are both teachers trying to integrate constructivist approaches in our classrooms, but we keep falling back on behaviorist reward systems when things get chaotic. We argue about whether we're being practical or just giving up on our values, and it's affecting how we see each other professionally.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people committed to similar educational ideals discover their implementations reveal fundamentally different beliefs about learning and control.
“Where Are You with Learning theories — behaviorism through constructivism?”
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