by Bob Doman You say nice things āI like you! Youāre fun to be around! You think Iām good-you like me! Iāll be good for you and try hard! You just say ugly things to me! You think Iām bad and dumbāthen Iāll be bad and dumb! Simple statements: The more positive you…
Was That Right or Wrong? (And does it matter?) by Bob Doman Was that right or wrong? Did I do well or not? Was that important or not? Does getting it right matter, and if so how much? Should I careādo I care? Is it fun? Do I like this and want to do it…
You Like Things You Think Youāre Good At by Bob Doman Iām good at reading! I love to read! I stink at readingāI hate it! Iām great at soccer! I really like playing soccer; letās play some more! Iām lousy at soccerāI hate it, I quit! Simple statement: You like what you think youāre good…
by Ellen Doman I wrote a paper on this topic some decades ago for a graduate school paper. I entitled it, āDoes Remediation Mean Failure?ā and based it on quite a few definitive studies. Needless to say, those studies are long outdated and the paper, which was not very popular with my fellow educators, is…