tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413213147692532190.post6775725342099141898..comments2024-03-15T03:38:22.132-06:00Comments on Real teaching means real learning: Rewards and PunishmentsDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13790571271386459698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413213147692532190.post-13500357598422528512011-04-26T04:41:06.681-06:002011-04-26T04:41:06.681-06:00When we give children an if-then we are manipulati...When we give children an if-then we are manipulating, not providing a consequence. For me a consequence is something like this: a child throws a marker and we take the marker away. Not forever, just for a brief period backed up with proactive language to set them up for success the next time they pick up a coloring tool. Because if we take it away forever then we are punishing. There's an intrinsic sense of distrust when we engage in punishment. We are really saying to children that we don't trust them and never will, that we have to make all decisions for them. When we do that we create children who can not make any decision (no matter how small) because we have never provided them the opportunity to learn from their mistakes.vr2ltchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513390505281356800noreply@blogger.com