I found this sentence worth noting because it speaks on an issue that is so profound in today's society and can be applied in a variety of situations, not just in an educational research setting. We see so often in the news and other media outlets people reporting or basing opinions off of one single piece of information. I feel that society more often than not just takes the first thing they hear and they run with it, instead of taking the time to do their own independent research. What we have to remember, is everyone has an opinion that can be biased one way or another. Looking more deeply into the research and facts of something before forming an stating an opinion on it is a skill that should be practiced and preached more often.

This concept was something I felt I related to personally while reading. I have spent the last 4 years working as a full time paraprofessional/teaching assistant...3 years in first grade and one year in kindergarten. Reading this segment brought me back to my time spent in a classroom, and I almost immediately thought of a particular student who fit this scenario very well. This student would at times act out and of course, wanting to maintain classroom rules, we would correct this behavior. At first glance many would think this was the appropriate thing to do. But as the year went on we discovered the more we responded to these negative behaviors, the more he did them. Psychologically, he knew that if he misbehaved, he would get a reaction from us. He didn't seem to care whether it was a negative or positive one, he was just initiating behaviors he knew would get a reaction, which this portion of text highlights and I enjoyed being able to read something that I felt I could personally connect to.

I chose to comment on this particular portion of text, because I do not believe there is such a thing as a good or bad teacher. I believe instead of using the term "good teacher" we should instead practice labeling educators as "knowledgable". For example, instead of saying Miss McGuire is a really good teacher, we could say she is a very knowledgable teacher. Everyone has a different definition of what a good teacher is, and by looking at how knowledgable they are on current teaching practices or how knowledgable they are about successful classroom management skills, it separates the idea of being good vs bad simply because they don't teach something the way their observer or peers may.

This particular sentence stood out to me for a few reasons. The first being that I was unaware of how important educational psychologists' roles actually were in schools. It was my understanding that they took on more of a "school counselor" role, but this taught me something new that educational psychologists have a job that is individualized entirely to them. Secondly, I found it extremely interesting and it sparked my interest to learn more about this topic!