On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Wade Preston Shearer <wadeshearer.li...@me.com> wrote: > On Thursday, January 07, 2010, at 11:29AM, "Grant Shipley" > <gship...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Call me old fashion but .... what about just trusting them to follow the >>rules? If they break the rules, just take the computer away for a period of >>time? >>
Interesting. One way to enforce this may be to simply restrict EVERYONE's home network usage if one person proves to go outside prescribed and pre-agreed boundaries. For example, if it's discovered through logs or other means that computer usage was too high or through parental-educational measurement-reporting tools (report cards) it is discovered that grades were too low, prescribed punishment is that the WHOLE HOUSE goes offline for some period of time depending on the case. This can include TV, video game machines (take power cords and batteries in portables), cell phones, and disable/take the router. This will punish you and your spouse maybe and others in the home, too, but it will powerfully bring home the fact that, in any community, when someone breaks agreed rules, we all do suffer. Afterall, is there ANYTHING in the world more persuasive to a 12 year-old boy than his 10 and 14yr old brothers threatening to "punch you in the face" if they break the rules again? Furthermore, are there possible positive reinforcement that can be enabled for good/constructive things? The troubleshooting example previously is cool... is there bonus points for being able to solve complex problems and prove you're learning (not just geeking out)? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
