Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Sergi Reyner
2014/1/10 Sebastian Sastre > guys this discussion is heading towards a non fruitful direction > > Let's remember why are we here? > > *"The purpose of the Smalltalk project is to provide computer support for > the creative spirit in everyone."* ~ D.H. Ingalls > > Do you know what are the psycholo

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Sebastian Sastre
guys this discussion is heading towards a non fruitful direction Let's remember why are we here? "The purpose of the Smalltalk project is to provide computer support for the creative spirit in everyone." ~ D.H. Ingalls Do you know what are the psychological consequences of punishment feedback o

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Igor Stasenko
On 10 January 2014 11:37, kilon alios wrote: > You know what is bad ? Simplifiications and Generalisations. > > The only thing that is predictable about humans is their unpredictability. > Education is an extremely complex subject because humans are extremely > complex in the way they think and f

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread kilon alios
You know what is bad ? Simplifiications and Generalisations. The only thing that is predictable about humans is their unpredictability. Education is an extremely complex subject because humans are extremely complex in the way they think and feel. For example I have a phobia for dentists, yet never

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Goubier Thierry
Le 10/01/2014 11:18, Igor Stasenko a écrit : On 10 January 2014 10:47, Goubier Thierry mailto:thierry.goub...@cea.fr>> wrote: Le 10/01/2014 10:41, kilon alios a écrit : I agree this is an excellent way to educate people at worse they can become pyromaniacs. And

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Igor Stasenko
On 10 January 2014 10:47, Goubier Thierry wrote: > > > Le 10/01/2014 10:41, kilon alios a écrit : > > I agree this is an excellent way to educate people at worse they can >> become pyromaniacs. >> > > And in a case I know, the fire burn was so high the kid lost two fingers > for life and all mem

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Igor Stasenko
On 10 January 2014 10:41, kilon alios wrote: > I agree this is an excellent way to educate people at worse they can > become pyromaniacs. > > > There's sheer number of people who like to hurt themselves.. i doubt there's anything you can do about it and (re)educate them that this is bad. Exceptio

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread p...@highoctane.be
I never learned as much as from my mistakes. And some where heavy, leading to the most learning. "Experience is a good teacher. Her fees are high tough" But inflicting punishment doesn't work. Cats and dogs training is proof. Positive reinforcment works. So does patience and consistency with the r

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Goubier Thierry
Le 10/01/2014 10:41, kilon alios a écrit : I agree this is an excellent way to educate people at worse they can become pyromaniacs. And in a case I know, the fire burn was so high the kid lost two fingers for life and all memories of the incident :( Well, if this is the analogy we're worki

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread kilon alios
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 wrote: > > > > On 9 January 2014 22:30, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote: > >> I don't think Igor meant punishment as a tool, but rather experience >> something n

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Igor Stasenko
On 9 January 2014 22:50, Jimmie Houchin wrote: > I agree. I don't believe Igor intended to mean punishment, even if > punishment is what he said. He is not native to the English language or > idioms. > > When he spoke of the child, he spoke of allowing the consequence of the > child's actions to

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-10 Thread Igor Stasenko
On 9 January 2014 22:30, Sven Van Caekenberghe 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 tha

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-09 Thread Jimmie Houchin
I agree. I don't believe Igor intended to mean punishment, even if punishment is what he said. He is not native to the English language or idioms. When he spoke of the child, he spoke of allowing the consequence of the child's actions to occur. Not that the parent punished the child. This is

Re: [Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-09 Thread Sven Van Caekenberghe
I don't think Igor meant punishment as a tool, but rather experience something negative for yourself. 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. Anyway, we're gettin

[Pharo-dev] Punishment as an educational method

2014-01-09 Thread Stephan Eggermont
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