John Butler Is a Skilled and Charismatic Teacher of High-School

question 12

Essay

John Butler is a skilled and charismatic teacher of high-school chemistry.He sees himself as a proponent of the constructivist theory of learning,while having elements of social cognitive views of learning reflected in some of his teaching strategies.The make-up of this year's class poses some problems for Mr.Butler in that approximately half the class has a strong background in science while the other half has a weak background.
-Ms.Beck,the teacher in the adjacent room,complained that the noise in Mr.Hutch's class (during the group exercises)is too loud and very distracting.If you were Mr.Hutch,how would you handle this situation?

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Definitions:

Parent's Murder

The act of unlawfully killing one's mother or father.

Freud's Concept

Theories proposed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior, including the structural model of the psyche composed of the id, ego, and superego.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously kept out of consciousness.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.