That's really
nice.
Thank you very much.
Wow! That's great!
I like the way you're working.
Keep up the good work. Everyone's
working so hard.
That's quite an improvement. Much
better. Keep it up.
It's a pleasure to teach when you work like this.
Good job. What neat work.
You really outdid yourself today.
This kind of work pleases me very much.
Congratulations. You only missed _____.
That's right! Good for you. Terrific.
I bet your Mom and Dad would be proud to see the job you did on
this.
Beautiful.
I'm very proud of the way you worked (are working) today.
Excellent work. I appreciate your
help.
Very good. Why don't you show the
class?
Thank you for (sitting down, being quiet, getting right to work,
etc.).
Marvelous. Groovy. Right on. For sure.
Sharp. That looks like it's going
to be a great report.
I like the way Tom is working.
My goodness, how impressive!
You're on the right track now.
That's "A" work. John is in
line.
Mary is waiting quietly. Dickie got
right down to work.
Ann is paying attention. It looks
like you put a lot of work into this.
That's clever. Very creative. Very interesting.
Good thinking. That's an interesting
way of looking at it.
Now you've figured it out. Clifford
has it.
That's the right answer. Now you've got
the hang of it.
Exactly right. Super. Superior work.
That's a good point. That's a very good
observation.
That certainly is one way of looking at it.
That's an interesting point of view.
Thank you for raising your hand, Charles. What is it?
Sherrie is really going to town.
You've got it now. Out of sight.
Nice going. Far out.
You make it look easy.
That's coming along nicely.
BY EDWARD S. KUBANY
This article was first published in September 1972, in Teacher, 90(1), pg. 47.
He and his publisher have placed the article in the public domain.