I also think that it is very important and motivating to be able to praise pupils, which I also missed during the observations. I know from personal experience that when someone praises me, it gives me energy and the desire to continue. On the contrary, my teacher at NJ in high school used tactics to criticize everyone and annoy them a little, so that they would deny themselves and prove to him that they had it.
I know from personal experience that when someone praises me, it gives me energy and the desire to continue.