At the end of the first quarter, Ms. Moniz has a terrible time grading and returning her student's essays in a timely fashion. They are clearly getting annoyed. She decides to make a mini-lesson on study skills out of the problem and admits that she is procrastinating. She asks students to analyze why she might be procrastinating and what the effect is. The strategy Ms. Moniz is employing in this scenario is which of the following?
A)Reinforcing work habits
B)Creating a teachable moment
C)Modeling synthesis
D)Promoting operant conditioning

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Creating a teachable moment. This would be an example of a teachable moment. If the subject of the lesson is going to focus on the self, it may be most effective for teachers to cast themselves in the central role (though not by ignoring grading altogether). Honesty can create the necessary personal relationship between students and teachers so that moments of honest self-reflection can occur for the students as well.

At the End of the First Quarter, Ms