Four Myths About Students and Teaching.

Purkey, William W.; Harriff, Mary

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Publication Date: 1970

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Four Myths About Students and Teaching

Purkey, William W.; Harriff, Mary

Elem Sch Guidance Counseling, 4, 4, 287-290, May '70

Most failure experienced by children in school is manufactured. Such devices as grades, report cards, groupings, and retentions are contrived for the benefit of the educational institution. Counselors need to encourage teachers to manufacture honest success experiences for students. (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Education, Intelligence, Learning, School Counselors, Success

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