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One of the teachers I have been observing used behaviorism in his classroom a lot. He does this by encouraging the children to participate in a Friday putt problem. this takes place during math time on Fridays. during this time any students who get the problem right are allowed to putt a golf ball into a metal can and if they are successful they receive candy prizes.  this was one of the more prominent examples of behaviorism that I saw in the classroom. for the most part, all the children who try hard to answer the problem end up putting and receiving at least one piece of candy. Another teacher often uses cognitivism to help her first graders remember and process information, she often has them draw pictures and label them with information to help them remember science facts. she helps them make science books on specific topics. such as a water book we made the other day. she helped them label streams puddles, rivers, and lakes. and recognize key differences...

after working at Orem elementary for a few months now a few things that I have found to be particularly interesting about Orem elementary are the number of children who either speak only Spanish or speak both Spanish and English fluently. in Orem, in general, there is a high concentration of Latinos.  Orem elementary's USDB (Utahs schools for the deaf and blind) brings in students from surrounding cities in Utah County. They have their own portable and classes but regularly integrate with the classes inside Orem elementary school. I would go as far as to say that Orem elementary has a great diversity of students and a great accepting and welcoming atmosphere to all students who come. after watching both 1st and 6th graders in their classrooms I really feel like each classroom has a family like atmosphere and very experienced instructors. The principle is a very kind lady who does everything she does after carefully con...