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mamacitaaa29
10-10-2007, 07:05 AM
Hello colleagues!!! :)

My name is Claudia Baumgartinger and I am a student of the pedagogical university in Vienna , Austria . I will have my teaching degree by next year....teaching degree for the junior high school (ages 10 to 14) for English and Biology.

Since this is my last year I have to finally start working on my diploma thesis. Today I was talking to my professor who helps me with my thesis and I finally decided on the subject, which will be: “Disciplinary methods are the foundation of a good class”

In addition to the 60 pages (thesis) I also have to do an empirical survey. I thought I could make a scene-survey. I would take two scenes in a everyday-life of a high school teacher where a student does not behave (behavior problems such as: student always shows up in class late…or….student never hands in his homework…and so on..).

For that I would need 15 American teachers (secondary, high school or middle school) who would think about those two scenes and write down successful solutions for these problems. In the next two weeks I will have the survey ready and would be able to send it to you by email.

What could you help me with ?
Help Nr. 1.) I would like to know which two behavior problems are happening the most in your class or your school?
Help Nr. 2.) Would you volunteer and fill out the two page scene-survey which consists of two behavior problems? Pleeeeeeease!
Help Nr.3.) Would you know some american high school teachers who could also fill out the survey?

I know that you might be very busy but this survey is really important to me since I want to become a teacher in NY and I take this very serious.

I want to thank you sooooo much for your helping hand!!!!
Greetings aaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way from Austria !
Claudia Baumgartinger
Here is my email address:
claudia_baumgartinger2001@yahoo.com