In our classrooms, we need to pay more attention to the behavior of our students and how they respond to us in the classroom. A student's behavior will determine if they will acquire the knowledge needed to succeed in the course.
James states that "Education, in short, cannot be better described than by calling it the organization of acquired habits of conduct and tendencies to behavior" (pg. 15). In my own education, I believe that my knowledge is a compilation of my habits and tendencies. The way that I approach my students in my course is based on the way that I have seen my previous teachers approach their students. But the education that we have is based on everything that we have learned over the course of our lives. Each course that we take adds to our education. The more courses that we take, the more we will be able to increase our education. But our habits will help us to understand education because we will repeat our past actions so that we can learn new material.
If behavior affects a student's education, what can we do to make sure that a student's behavior is under control so that they can learn in our course?
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