Comments on: prairie point is the best - not http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/ Gardening, rural life, nature and general observations from a west Texas perspective. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19495 mss @ Zanthan Gardens Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:07:56 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19495 This reminds me that as a Special Ed teacher, I was taught to give positive commands rather than negative ones. "Remember to take your umbrella." rather than "Don't forget your umbrella." Also, especially with small children, it is always better to say, "Do this!" (Walk!) rather than "Stop doing that." (Stop running.) A lot of times children don't stop what they're doing when told because they can't figure out an alternative behavior on their own. Well at least I won't have any trouble remembering that Prairie Point is the best! This reminds me that as a Special Ed teacher, I was taught to give positive commands rather than negative ones. “Remember to take your umbrella.” rather than “Don’t forget your umbrella.” Also, especially with small children, it is always better to say, “Do this!” (Walk!) rather than “Stop doing that.” (Stop running.) A lot of times children don’t stop what they’re doing when told because they can’t figure out an alternative behavior on their own.

Well at least I won’t have any trouble remembering that Prairie Point is the best!

]]> By: Linda http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19492 Linda Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:45:16 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19492 Very interesting--thanks Very interesting–thanks

]]> By: iris http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19491 iris Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:42:39 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/09/06/prairie-point-is-the-best-not/#comment-19491 <p>So does this explain why I keep getting those stupid emails from people even when they have been labeled over and over as "urban legends."</p> So does this explain why I keep getting those stupid emails from people even when they have been labeled over and over as “urban legends.”

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