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 getting way off topic ;-) On 09 Jan 2014, at 22:25, Stephan Eggermont <step...@stack.nl> 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
