Today's word of the day is BEHAVIOR, which is a noun meaning "how we conduct ourselves".

Behavior comes in part from the middle English word "havour", meaning possession. It might be interesting to talk about how possession or ownership connects with behavior.

You may also note that the word conduct used in the definition is a synonym for the word behavior. Synonyms are words with the same meaning.

It is important for students to have positive behavior both at school and at home.