Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-31 Thread Beth Benoit
Wow, Chris, you're uncharacteristically late to the gate. This conversation has been going on for almost a week. I'm curious...Did TIPS get to you late, did your post get delayed, or??? Beth Benoit On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Christopher D. Green chri...@yorku.cawrote: He's simply

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-31 Thread Christopher D. Green
Beth Benoit wrote: Wow, Chris, you're uncharacteristically late to the gate. This conversation has been going on for almost a week. I'm curious...Did TIPS get to you late, did your post get delayed, or??? No, I was away from my e-mail for five (glorious) days.

Re:[tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-30 Thread Allen Esterson
Mike Palij writes: Again, to be clear, the CBS miniseries controversy seems to match some of the characterizations that Joan mentioned in her post but it possible that there is some other project that actually was cancelled. Joan Warmbold wrote: ….do any of you recall that a production of

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-30 Thread Beth Benoit
Allen Esterson writes: I don't know what the situation is in the States, but the notion that violent people will very likely have had an abusive childhood is frequently expressed in the media in the UK. It's the same here in the States, Allen. The first thing people generally say about an abuser

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-30 Thread Louis E. Schmier
Beth, what, then, explains for the difference of responses since you seem to use the latter of your examples to rationalize away the former. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.the randomthoughts.edublogs.orghttp://randomthoughts.edublogs.org

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-29 Thread Allen Esterson
- -- Re:[tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person Mike Palij Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:54:53 -0700 On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:46:50 -0700, Allen Esterson wrote: On 27 August 2010 Joan Warmbold wrote: As a relevant tangent, do any of you recall that a production of Hitler's life was planned for HBO

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-29 Thread Mike Palij
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:27:36 -0700, Allen Esterson wrote: Thank, Mike, for your very comprehensive response to my queries regarding Joan's posting. Again, to be clear, the CBS miniseries controversy seems to match some of the characterizations that Joan mentioned in her post but it possible

Re:[tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-28 Thread Allen Esterson
On 27 August 2010 Joan Warmbold wrote: As a relevant tangent, do any of you recall that a production of Hitler's life was planned for HBO or PBS but was canceled as it provided some objective information about his abusive childhood. That's a strong allegation to make without citation, Joan.

Re:[tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-28 Thread Mike Palij
On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:46:50 -0700, Allen Esterson wrote: On 27 August 2010 Joan Warmbold wrote: As a relevant tangent, do any of you recall that a production of Hitler's life was planned for HBO or PBS but was canceled as it provided some objective information about his abusive childhood. That's

[tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-27 Thread Beth Benoit
I just finished reading another obituary for O. Ivar Lovaas, which ended with this astounding statement: To the end of his career, Dr. Lovaas was adamant that applied behavior analysis was supremely useful in childhood interventions of all kinds. “If I had gotten Hitler here at U.C.L.A. at the

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-27 Thread Jim Clark
Hi Reminds me of the movie The Boys from Brazil, in which Hitler was cloned and then extreme efforts taken to reproduce his early environment. I wonder if Lovaas would also have argued that he could take any boy at 4 or 5 and turn out a Hitler? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of

RE: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-27 Thread Marc Carter
in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person Hi Reminds me of the movie The Boys from Brazil, in which Hitler was cloned and then extreme efforts taken to reproduce his early environment. I wonder if Lovaas would also have argued that he could

Re: [tips] Raising Hitler to be a nice person

2010-08-27 Thread Joan Warmbold
Paul, you are one of the very few that provide the notorious and ubiquitous quote by Watson in its' entirety. Most sources don't include the last part where Watson states I am going beyond my fact and I admit it, but so have . . Bet many on this listserv have not even been the complete