Teaching Blog

Alan David Pritchard

Oct 5, 20215 min

THE PRAISE MODEL PART 6: Encouraging and Rewarding Continuous Improvement

When I grew up, in the 80’s, the focus was very much on achieving, on ‘being the best’, on ruthlessly getting to the top no matter what....

Alan David Pritchard

Oct 5, 20217 min

THE PRAISE MODEL PART 5: Structuring Social Interaction

I have called this part ‘structured social interaction’ because I feel it describes the dynamics of group work better than the term...

Alan David Pritchard

Oct 5, 20217 min

THE PRAISE MODEL PART 4: Illuminating the Path Forward

Roger Sperry’s research into the theory of the brain hemispheres introduced the idea that each hemisphere of the brain has specific...