Keith Whaley wrote: > When something is done incorrectly, and there's only two ways > to do it, right and wrong, there IS a wrong way. > Now, it's up to the "boss" or supervisor or parent, or > whomever, to soft pedal the word and insist that it be done correctly. > > I think you're trying to avoid instilling in students of any > age, but especially young inexperienced people, that they did > something "wrong," > as though it was a "bad thing." > Right? > Wrong is not automatically bad, unless you're assembling an > atomic bomb. > > Anyone can make a mistake, and most people will, on occasion, > until they get the right training and experience. That > mistake is part of the learning experience, and as such it > might well be "wrong" but the teacher should not allow the > connotation of "bad" to be attached to "wrong." > > Bad is only when you do it on purpose...
Indeed, when it is done on purpose. People make mistakes, the culture element is where you can tell your workmates/supervisor that there is a problem without recrimination. People who work in such environments don't tend to make many mistakes anyway, as they don't have that fear of explaining problems... Malcolm
