Structuring the classroom (Degeling, 2012). Regarding positive reinforcement, Dedeling cited, “Students are more likely to do things for which they will be rewarded rather than punished (Grossman, 2004). But unfortunately, teachers often focus more attention on punishing bad behavior than on rewarding appropriate behavior (Martin et. al., 1999)” (Degeling, 2012). Although positive reinforcement probably won't be effective in certain situations. This is why it is important for educators to understand the principles of reinforcement and decide whether it will have an effect on the student's and/or students' behavior or not, in order to have good classroom management. Reinforcements occur naturally in the classroom, and maximizing their presence is important for good classroom management and positive student behavior. Some conditions for rewarding behavior are 1. rewarding students for behavior that you believe deserves to be rewarded, 2. Students must be aware of the specific behavior that is being rewarded, 3. Your words and actions must be congruent, 4. The the reward must be rewarding for the student, 5. Spontaneous and unexpected rewards are more powerful, e