ABSTRACT
The best praise teachers and parents can give students is that which is specific to a task or accomplishment. It is easy to throw out a phrase such as “good job” or “that’s correct.” These words are meant to encourage similar endeavors in the future; however, they do not really tell a student exactly what he or she did to achieve the praised success. Effective praise mentions what the student did to earn the comment. Acknowledge the student’s hard work in finishing a project or the practice time he or she spent to finally ace a math fact test. Of all the classroom management techniques teachers can employ, praise is the most immediate and likely yields the greatest results.
