Video Response

This video of Dalton Sherman wasn't really my 'style' of motivation or getting excited to be an educator, but I was impressed by his talents in speaking and skills in presentation. The praise he received from the crowd will help give him confidence throughout his life, which will have a positive effect on his learning foundation. Positive memories in education especially including sufficient praise from their teacher will create a positive pathway of learning in their own system of gaining knowledge. The support Dalton received was more of a motivation to me as a future teacher than his actual speech. I appreciated the support shown to him by the tremendous applause and praise from the audience. Teachers should certainly do that for students that are extremely talented, but just as important as that, teachers need to praise individuals' personal successes no matter how small they may be. Even if it is just finally remembering to put their name at the top of their paper- stickers, smiley faces, and praise. If it is as simple as raising their hand to speak or capitalizing the correct words in a sentence- praise, stickers, smiles. Children shouldn't ever be made to feel that they have to do something truly extraordinary and exceptional to be recognized by the teacher. Praise is so important in guiding children's confidence in their ability to learn. Giving students effective praise can encourage them to learn in the most positive way; this was the lesson I learned from this very talented student.