ABSTRACT
The best teachers consistently compliment and praise students. Yet, though best teachers seldom need to do any emotional repairing in their classrooms, they are continually working to repair, just in case. Think about the less skilled teachers in school. The only ones who probably don’t know this are the offenders themselves. Intentionally or not, people like this regularly offend and insult others. Their reasons may not be as significant as their actions, especially to the person they just affronted. Yet these same individuals seldom recognize the need to repair. And more significantly, they seldom work to repair. If teachers learn to use it regularly, they will have to do lot less repairing in future. A student who has snickered during a classmate’s presentation may apologize on his own. Effective teachers reinforce these behaviors. They also take advantage of teachable moments to help other students build the skill of repairing.
