I agree this is an excellent way to educate people at worse they can become pyromaniacs.
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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. >
