On 9 January 2014 22:30, Sven Van Caekenberghe <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think Igor meant punishment as a tool, but rather experience > something negative for yourself. > > right.. punishment as consequence of your own deeds, but not punishment as a tool, which you using against someone.
> I am sure that if you think back at your own development, there were > instances where you did not listen to adults warning you and only learned > certain things the hard way. > > why hard way? i think it is most easy way: you can explain for years to people why they have to be careful with fire.. instead of letting them to verify it and very fast and easy get to the same conclusion. > Anyway, we're getting way off topic ;-) > > On 09 Jan 2014, at 22:25, Stephan Eggermont <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Igor, > > > > The way you describe the role of punishment in education is not in line > with current research. Most learning happens trough copying the behavior of > others, and punishment has a number of negative consequences on character > development, making it a non-suitable instrument. You might want to take a > look at the work done by Marshall Rosenberg on non-violent communication. > > > > Stephan > > > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko.
