Situational Leadership contends that strong direction with students with low readiness is appropriate if they are to become productive. People with high readiness do not need socio-emotional support as much as they need greater freedom. Whenever a student's performance begins to slip - for whatever reason - the teacher should reassess the readiness level and move backward through the leadership curve.
It is useful to measure not only the student's general level of readiness to be successful, but also the direction of this readiness. The direction is a function of ability and willingness.
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