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The Redl and Wattenberg Model- [|Link]


 * Implications for Teachers: **

1. Teachers need to be aware of the characteristic traits of group behavior. 2. In order for effective control teachers must be aware of group dynamics. 3. Behavior will be influenced by how students perceive the teacher. 4. In order to deal with conflict teachers must evaluate and diagnose classroom conflict.


 * Roles of individuals within the group: **

**Leader**- Leaders tend to share certain qualities. They take other group members ideas into consideration and make decisions based on the group. Teachers need to be aware that if they appointed leaders my not function the best within a group. Mismatches may lead to conflict.

**Clown**- Clowns take the lead of the entertainer within a group. A student may play this role in order to mask feeling of inferiority. A clown may help or hinder the performance of the group.

**Fall Guys**- This individual takes the blame for anything that goes wrong within the group. This happens to curry favor with other members of the group. Teachers need to be aware of this behavior in order to correct this behavior.

**Instigators**- Instigators are those who cause trouble within the group but act as though they are not involved. They feel that they can solve their inner conflicts if they get others to act them out. The group as a whole may need to help out with discouraging this type of behavior.

**Psychological Roles of the Teacher:**

Representatives of society -Teachers mirror the attitudes and thinking patters of a typical society.

Judges -Teachers judge the behavior and progress of the students.

Models -Teachers model the values, customs, and manners that students should imitate.

...And many more.