PRAISE: Christians Educators and the Difficult Student

Beth E. Ackerman, Liberty University

Abstract

This article defends the role of the Christian educator in reaching the difficult student. It further offers tips for handling the challenging student from a Christian perspective, coupled with tried-and-true research using the acronym PRAISE: being proactive, using reinforcements, assessing and analyzing the intent of misbehavior, being sincere, and empowering students and the Holy Spirit in them.

Recommended Citation

Ackerman, Beth E. (2008) "PRAISE: Christians Educators and the Difficult Student," Christian Perspectives in Education, 1(2).
Available at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cpe/vol1/iss2/1